MySQL on Vonnghttps://vonng.com/en/tags/mysql/Recent content in MySQL on VonngHugo -- gohugo.ioenrh@vonng.com (Ruohang Feng)rh@vonng.com (Ruohang Feng)© 2025 Ruohang FengTue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000MySQL 9.7: Same Old Leftovers, Reheatedhttps://vonng.com/en/db/mysql-97-bye/Tue, 21 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000rh@vonng.com (Ruohang Feng)https://vonng.com/en/db/mysql-97-bye/MySQL 9.7 is the first LTS release in the 9.x line. Its vector support is still all show, its years-late optimizer is disabled by default, and three years of Innovation Releases have produced remarkably little.PostgreSQL vs. MySQL in 2026https://vonng.com/en/pg/pg-vs-mysql-2026/Fri, 03 Apr 2026 00:00:00 +0000rh@vonng.com (Ruohang Feng)https://vonng.com/en/pg/pg-vs-mysql-2026/By 2026, PostgreSQL has won the market for new database adoption, outperforming MySQL across developer adoption, vendor strategy, capital markets, and community governance. MySQL still owns the installed base; Postgres owns the growth.MySQL and Baijiu: The Internet’s Obedience Testhttps://vonng.com/en/db/mysql-baijiu/Sat, 20 Dec 2025 00:00:00 +0000rh@vonng.com (Ruohang Feng)https://vonng.com/en/db/mysql-baijiu/MySQL is to the internet what baijiu is to China: harsh, hard to swallow, yet worshipped because culture demands obedience. Both are loyalty tests—will you endure discomfort to fit in?MySQL vs. PostgreSQL @ 2025https://vonng.com/en/db/mysql-vs-pgsql/Thu, 17 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000rh@vonng.com (Ruohang Feng)https://vonng.com/en/db/mysql-vs-pgsql/A 2025 reality check on where PostgreSQL stands relative to MySQL across features, performance, quality, and ecosystem.OpenHalo: MySQL Wire-Compatible PostgreSQL is Here!https://vonng.com/en/pg/openhalo-mysql/Thu, 03 Apr 2025 00:00:00 +0000rh@vonng.com (Ruohang Feng)https://vonng.com/en/pg/openhalo-mysql/What? PostgreSQL can now be accessed using MySQL clients? That’s right, openHalo, which was open-sourced on April Fool’s Day, provides exactly this capability and has now joined the Pigsty kernel family.Solving the 24-Point Card Game with a Single SQL Queryhttps://vonng.com/en/db/poker-24/Tue, 03 Dec 2024 00:00:00 +0000rh@vonng.com (Ruohang Feng)https://vonng.com/en/db/poker-24/A fun but devious challenge: solve the 24-point card game in SQL. Here is the PostgreSQL answer.MySQL's ACID is a real messhttps://vonng.com/en/db/bad-mysql/Thu, 28 Dec 2023 00:00:00 +0000rh@vonng.com (Ruohang Feng)https://vonng.com/en/db/bad-mysql/MySQL’s transaction ACID has flaws and doesn’t match documentation promises. This may lead to serious correctness issues - use with caution.