People have been using PostgreSQL for decades for web stuff. I think the first time I used it was around 2003 or so. The project goes back to 1996 (and even that was based on previous code going back to 1982).
I'm not saying PostgreSQL is perfect or the best choice for everything. That's obviously stupid. But claiming it's a "hype" is not a serious comment.
> But claiming it's a "hype" is not a serious comment.
Maybe you're missing the context (it's a chain of replies)? I never said PostgreSQL was bad or that people shouldn't use it.
The original comment I was responding to inferred that "every web developer" was now using PostgreSQL and that part is definitely due to the "hype" - whether social media, youtube or blogs, etc. Well there's also the who's providing a "free" database...
> People have been using PostgreSQL for decades for web stuff.
Sure, but not "every" so much so that it should hurt MySQL / MariaDB at all.
> That's obviously stupid.
That's the point. There are influencers and hypers going around and responding PostgreSQL like an an auto answering machine and then many that just believe it.
> The original comment I was responding to inferred that "every web developer" was now using PostgreSQL
No one used to word "every'. It merely stated that "more" web dev stuff uses PostgreSQL, which is not the same as "every" at all. You "inferred" that word from your negativity, cynicism, and some sort of psychological need to spread your toxic bile.
As in the hype train? They used to love mongodb in its broken state.
If only most of them actually investigate, compare and evaluate to make this choice.