Engine Yard transitions to PostgreSQL [LWN.net]

Engine Yard transitions to PostgreSQL

Posted Sep 14, 2012 14:41 UTC (Fri) by njwhite (subscriber, #51848)
In reply to: Engine Yard transitions to PostgreSQL by corbet
Parent article: Engine Yard transitions to PostgreSQL

> There's no shortage of companies wanting to "contribute" articles they themselves have written; we do not have any interest in running those.

Good. And that is an ideal which ensures the sort of quality you consistently achieve, to a unique level.

I agree that the tone of the article isn't great. I think the articles you run that are based largely on interviews, but aren't just "question" "pr speak answer" are much more interesting. Granted I am not a database person, but I found this far less interesting an article than the average here. And it was annoying to read, thanks to the tone (others who read a lot from less reputable places probably don't worry about that so much; for me, it isn't something I expect from lwn.)

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Engine Yard transitions to PostgreSQL

Posted Sep 15, 2012 8:57 UTC (Sat) by jospoortvliet (subscriber, #33164) [Link]

I read the introductory part explaining rails and PostgreSQL and that was real good. Yes, it's written by a PostgreSQL developer - which is both a blessing and a curse. It means it is technically correct and thought out and complete; it is also written from a particular point of view. But I doubt you have a problem with that, do you?

Then the interview part - yes, the answers are VERY marketingy. The dude who answered the questions either is a marketeer, had marketing experience or was helped by a marketing person. And obviously didn't realize that is absolutely the wrong tone for LWN.

But you can edit what someone answers to your questions only so much - and I wouldn't blame LWN for publishing it like this. All in all - for me, knowing not too much about Rails and database stuff, it was a good read. Next time, tell the interviewee that this is for LWN - not a marketing site and it'll be perfect.