Ask HN: What are pros and cons of PostgreSQL and MySQL? | Hacker News

I searched the web but most of the articles are written several years before. Many cons have been fixed. From many years of hosting both - MySQL seems easier at first but there are so, so many problems with its internal design that hide problems until its too late. PostgreSQL in my eyes is engineered in a much smarter way and has sensible defaults. PostgreSQL won't implement something unless it's