Tag Archives: databases

MySQL wrapper script: variables from the command line

Posted on June 21, 2011 by David Megginson

There’s a lot I like about PostgreSQL, and I’ll probably switch eventually, but for now, I’m still more comfortable with MySQL, especially its ability to update huge amounts of existing data in-place very quickly. I do have some technical gripes … Continue reading →

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SQL and simple polymorphism

Posted on September 25, 2010 by David Megginson

SQL is about tables and sets. Object-oriented programing is about types, subtypes, and polymorphism. There are nasty, nasty frameworks available to try to move between the two worlds (say, by serializing and deserializing Java objects) — this posting, however, is … Continue reading →

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