Leaving MySQL
&gt; MySQL is a pretty poor database, and you should strongly consider using Postgres instead.<p>Wow, right on the chin with that one.<p>&gt; More jarring were the people who insisted everything was OK (it seems most MySQL users and developers don&#x27;t really use other databases)<p>I only have anecdata of my usages of MySQL and Postgres but I swear people that cut their teeth on MySQL and have never used Postgres just don&#x27;t know what they are missing.<p>Yes Postgres can be slower out of the box and yes Postgres has worse connection handling that usually requires a pooler but the actual engine and it&#x27;s performance makes it worth it in my opinion.