This has been one of the most hilarious parts of my development life. I recently recommended a local company to use PostgreSQL for a reporting system. The company in question wanted to know that if they chose PostgreSQL, would anyone on staff be able to maintain it. So, I began to interview the developers to find out about their experiences with PostgreSQL.
Me: Do you have any experience with PostgreSQL?
Developer 1: Yes, I used it at the last job for a product fulfillment project, but I don't think many people have that experience. We should probably stick to using MySQL.
Me: Do you have any experience with PostgreSQL?
Developer 2: Yes, I used it at the last job for a reporting project, but I don't think many people have that experience. We should probably stick to using MySQL.
After interviewing all seven developers that were influential on the project, I found that the only person without hands-on experience with PostgreSQL was the project manager. Since the project...