I tried to create a quick "dev" database but got "Cannot create database. Please try again later."
Okay never mind. I had to verify my account to make it work.
Heroku's new $50 and $100 per month database plans
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Re: Heroku's new $50 and $100 per month database plans
#62Heroku sells convenience, and resells EC2 instances to you. Their previous dedicated database option, Ronin, cost $200/month. When you connect the dots that this DB has a 1.7GB cache and that a small instance on EC2 has 1.7GB memory[1], you start to realize what you're really paying for. While paying 3.3 times more[2] may be ok for the added simplicity, you have to wonder if your 'dedicated' database is really just a…
I didn't think disk io matters all that much if you fit your data in memory, which afaik you should if you want any kind of decent performance.
Even if your whole data set fits into main memory, writes still have to go to disk.
Re: Heroku's new $50 and $100 per month database plans
#63Still wish they would offer included mySQL (yes postgreSQL has advantages, but it's a pain in the arse to work with)
If the problems you're talking about are installation related (and you're on a Mac), we've got your back: http://postgresapp.com
Nope, not on a Mac (fucking hate it that there are numerous apps for hackers now that are only made for Mac). This was my first time building a facebook app, playing with cloud hosting and using postgresql so the entire installation and use was complicated. I would have thought that since Facebook is encouraging you guys as the preferred/primary/sponsored cloud host that you'd provide a database that most people are familiar with - mySQL.
I ended up going with the clearDB addon just to save learning time, but at $10pm for only 1GB it's definitely a worse plan than the $15pm 20GB postgresql database you offer.