Is DB connection pooling all that important?
问题 In the Java world it is pretty standard for app servers to pool "expensive" resources, like DB connections. On the other hand in dynamic languages, most stacks have little to do with pooled resources and especially DB connections. E.g. for the popular PHP+MySQL combo, I've rarely seen it used with persistent connection, which can be considered poor-mans pooled connections. If the concept of pooling DB connections is not that widely implemented, does this mean that the performance/scalability