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Archive for August 22nd, 2005

22 Aug

Linux Use in SMB Servers 20% and growing!

IBM’s LinuxLine free newsletter, produced by Database Trends and Applications, reports: “Linux Use Among SMB Developers Exceeds Enterprise Use“.
The use of Linux is even stronger among developers working in small and mid-sized business than those working in larger enterprises, according to a new study by Evans Data Corp. In a survey of 500 SMB developers, [...]

22 Aug

Joel disses XP, Andrew echoes

Andrew MacNeill - AKSEL Solutions points to Joel on Software - The Project Aardvark Spec with the note “Joel explains why XP isn’t the answer to everything”
I can’t tell you how strongly I believe in Big Design Up Front, which the proponents of Extreme Programming consider anathema.
That would be fine if Joel was making a [...]

22 Aug

Managing Hierarchical Data in MySQL

On the MySQL developer’s support site, Mike Hillyar has an article on hierarchies in relational databases. “Most users at one time or another have dealt with hierarchical data in a SQL database and no doubt learned that the management of hierarchical data is not what a relational database is intended for. The tables of a [...]

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