MySQL used to have some rather dodgy defaults way back and some people haven't touched it for decades and assume it's still like that. Also it got acquired by Oracle at some point and many people just hate Oracle. Finally it is now cool to love Postgres more, or sqlite.
MySQL is fine, boring tech that powers a great many companies. There's nothing wrong with choosing it for a new venture, but there's also nothing wrong with another choice. Which RDBMS you use won't be the deciding factor in your success these days.
MySQL is fine, boring tech that powers a great many companies. There's nothing wrong with choosing it for a new venture, but there's also nothing wrong with another choice. Which RDBMS you use won't be the deciding factor in your success these days.