Why PostgreSQL?

That’s a very popular question to ask these days, it seems. The quick answer is easy and is the slogan of PostgreSQL, as seen on the community website for it: “PostgreSQL: The World’s Most Advanced Open Source Relational Database”. What does that mean for you, the developer?

In my recent article The Art of PostgreSQL: The Transcript, part I you will read why I think it’s interesting to use Postgres in your application’s stack. My conference talk addresses the main area where I think many people get it wrong: