MySQL First Impressions

14Apr09

I’ve been experimenting with MySQL lately and I’m not, so far at least, impressed. I’ve been a SQL Server user for a number of years, probably a decade now and while it isn’t perfect, it’s got a lot in its favour. On one hand, it’s not fair to compare an open source product to a [...]

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Out with the Old…

12Apr09

So I’ve spent the past 2 months finally putting all of those techniques into practice that I’ve been reading about over the past 2 years. Having a baby combined with an aggressive work schedule don’t exactly promote skills development but I made a point of forcing myself to take some time out in March and [...]

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