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Go get the code at GitHub Twitter has open sourced numerous tweaks it has made to MySQL, stating in a blog post that the open source database “is the persistent storage technology behind most Twitter data: the interest graph, timelines, user data and the Tweets themselves.” The post says that “Due to our scale, we push MySQL a …

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  1. BozNZ
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    good on em..

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  2. Jonimus
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    MySQL - An old word meaning, "I've never heard of postgresql."

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    1. CD001
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      Marketing your SQL

      ... as opposed to ...

      Possibly Odd Sounding Techie Gear Redundant for Everyone SQL?

      MySQL was always better "marketed" *shrugs*

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  3. Trev 2

    I am kindof surprised they're still running on MySQL, but have to admit that MySQL vs Postgre...thingy isn't a contest of which is better but simply that one is much much easier to talk to your boss about than something which sounds slightly greek.

    As for MySQL releasing code - good for PR, good for MySQL users (bigger ones) and maybe one day the changes will get introduced into the core of the database for the rest of us.

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