Databases

Database Servers
Database Used Comfort Notes
MySQL 1998-now Five stars I have used MySQL extensively for both professional and personal projects since the late 90’s. I am very comfortable in both development with MySQL and administration and maintenance of a MySQL server.
PostgreSQL 2009-2009 Two stars I used Postgres for a very short period just before chaning jobs. My overall impression was that the tools weren’t as mature as MySQL.
Oracle (8i & 10g) 2000-2008 Four stars I was using Oracle in a prior project, and use both SQL and PL/SQL to maintain data sets for testing/validation as well as implementation needs. I started with Oracle 8i in 2000, then had a brief break between 2003 to 2005. If given the choice, Oracle would not be my first choice for a database due to support and cost issues.
SQL Server 1999-2000 Two stars I used Microsoft’s SQL Server for a short period while creating an offline web based point of sale application. The web application would synchronize with the SQL Server after a salesperson had completed their sales calls for the day.
Languages
Language Used Comfort Notes
SQL 1987-now Five stars I have been using SQL on various databases since college; I am most comfortable with SQL on the MySQL server, but have also used the SQL variations on SQL Server and Oracle.
PL/SQL 2007-now Two stars I only recently began using Oracle PL/SQL to create stored procedures and packages to support the development of a pension processing system. I am not quite at a level where I feel completely comfortable with the language, but I believe that will be changing shortly.

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