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MySQL & Open Source Code Quality

Posted by CmdrTaco on from the krow-can't-take-kredit dept.

dozek writes "Perhaps another rung for the Open Source model of software development, eWeek reports that an independent study of the MySQL source code found it to be "in fact six times better than that of comparable commercial, proprietary code." You can read the eWeek write-up or the actual research paper (reg. required)."

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  1. Re:Just wait... by I8TheWorm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    You should wait until I release my version of Code Complete, titled Code Imperfect. Available soon on shady websites near you.

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  2. Re:Just wait... by I8TheWorm · · Score: 0, Offtopic

    Hey, that's pretty cool, I'll have to read up. Then I'll sue!

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