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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..

  2. Jonimus
    Joke

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

    1. CD001

      Marketing your SQL

      ... as opposed to ...

      Possibly Odd Sounding Techie Gear Redundant for Everyone SQL?

      MySQL was always better "marketed" *shrugs*

  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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