Krzysztof 'Chris' Hasiński surveys databases Ruby developers should be less afraid of: SQLite's surprising capacity, PostgreSQL's versatility (unlogged tables, window functions, EXPLAIN, indexes, extensions like Citus), MySQL's speed and MVCC differences, plus exotic choices CockroachDB and ClickHouse. Ends with Q&A on EXPLAIN cost units and unlogged-table durability.
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