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Database Error Detection and Recovery

Posted by CowboyNeal on from the bringing-out-the-dead dept.

CowboyRobot writes "ACM Queue has an interview by Steve Bourne with Bruce Lindsay, responsible for a lot of the SQL and RDBMS we use today, in which they discuss error detection and recovery. My favorite part other than the photos is the definition of Heisenbugs - those problems that disappear only when you explicitly look for them."

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  1. Re:This is why MySQL ignites flamewars by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Flamebait

    > The MySQL rant had nothing to do with Contraints.

    What is a contraint? I've used SQL for almost 20 years, and I've never heard that term. Is that some crap you pulled out of your ass?