> who used MyISAM

I remember reading "High-Performance MySQL" in mid-200s. It was a real eye-opener: all the things you needed from a DB where somewhat randomly available across the different storage mechanisms, but not in any consistent form.

Something like: Oh, you need query optimisation? Use one. You need constraints? Use the other. you need fast indexes? Use the first one again. And so on.

> Ah, the "good" ol days.

You'll pry my nostalgia from my cold dead hands!