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Why was CockroachDB designed to be compatible with PostgreSQL?

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Tags: databases, cockroachdb, postgresql, sql, compatibility
https://www.cockroachlabs.com/blog/why-postgres/

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Why CockroachDB and PostgreSQL Are Compatible
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  1. vord
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    #1 reason to go Postgres over MySQL: Migrating from Oracle -> Postgres is easier than Oracle -> MySQL, and Oracle customers are a ripe target for the picking. Also, if this sort of thing interests...

    #1 reason to go Postgres over MySQL: Migrating from Oracle -> Postgres is easier than Oracle -> MySQL, and Oracle customers are a ripe target for the picking.

    Also, if this sort of thing interests you, take a look at Yugabyte as well. They do very much the same thing, both being Spanner derivatives, but Yuga is open source.

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