From: Dick Davies <rasputnik@...>
Date: 2004-04-21T19:33:00+09:00
Subject: Re: The quest for opensource database...

* Mike Z <zofa@wyer.org> [0402 23:02]:
> On Wed, 21 Apr 2004, Shu-yu Guo wrote:

> > As a friend has told me again and again, always choose data integrity 
> > over speed.
> 
> I'm not convinced by the speed argument- I haven't found anything quicker
> for the data I typically store. In other words: postgresql has always been
> so fast that I haven't needed to care.

One other important factor is transactions - by default, *every* postgres
operation has its own transaction, which means that if you wrap several
operations in a single transaction, things actually get _faster_...
-- 
Baruch's Observation:
	If all you have is a hammer, everything looks like a nail.
Rasputin :: Jack of All Trades - Master of Nuns