A little whiles back I looked into open source databases for a little side project. I specifically looked at mySql and PostgreSQL. In the end I choose PostgreSQL for a number of reason I won't get into here.
Lately whenever I see articles concerning databases I rarely ever see postgreSQL in there but I see mySql more and more often. Why is mySql so popular? Is it that the name mySql sounds better than postgreSql?
Chances are your going to follow their list of recommended patches, etc. If they are your linux support vendor, it would make sense to run changes by them in case it voids your support contract.
Because i've rarely wanted to keep working at the end of the day and I try very hard not to think of the projects i'm involved with. Contrary to popular belief, not very many IT jobs are cutting edge or interesting.
But from my experience, which is rather limited, i've run into different bugs on different OS's because of problems in the jre.
When you guys write java applications/applets, do you state they need a certain version in order to run it? I coded a simple web application that worked well within Jdeveloper but when I loaded it into tomcat I had a ton of trouble with different browsers and I can only assume that if I actually made this accessible to the internet i'd have a dozen different browsers and versions of the jre trying to connect.
How do you get past those issues?
And also, i've had tons of GUI issues between linux and windows. For some reason the fonts used in linux are larger and it makes the whole thing look messy.
I've been a DBA for the past 6 years but i've been itching to refresh my programming skills. I've been swaying towards Java but my memory of the old days sitting in a cramped university lab has me reimising (sp?) of C.
Whats the language of choice out there today? C, Java, VB? I have no idea.... Will it just come down to a battle of Java vs.Net?
Thanks
Hey, why not just add an "Electronics" tax because you all know air travel isn't taxed enough. Up here in Canada, it almost costs more in taxes/fees than the actual flight. (short-haul)
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I'm not sure wabout other platforms but in the case of Oracle, they say you don't require any code changes. Your application should run fine right out of the box.
Being in shape does not equate to being an athlete. Sure, some of the guys in there have athletic backgrounds but you can teach any joe shmoe how to give someone a pile driver in a few minutes.
Alot of things in the WWF anyone can do but they aren't in good enough shape and/or not as stupid.
The first thing that pops into my head when someone mentions replication for a high-available environment is data-loss. Depending on the replication stategy your going to lose a little bit of data.
I haven't read up on mysql lately but i'd double check and make sure that isn't an issue for you before you make a jump.
IMO OSS is fine for internal low-key applications. But for production financial systems I wouldn't bet my career on an OSS solution. The biggest reason is support. While OSS databases may have more 'developers' they don't have the same level of support as say Oracle. If I have a P1 problem, I can get a technician working on it 24x7 until its resolved. Sure, i'm sure there are companies that may offer support for OSS databases but like I said, i'm not going to bet my career on them.
There could also be financial arrangements within the level of service contracts.. I doubt you'll see anyone in the OSS community providing that.
Besides slashdot, I haven't run into many people pushing OSS software (including linux) and i've worked for a couple of large IT organizations. Unfortunately, there seems to be too many 'zealots' out there ready to push their own preference of software without actually looking at the issues objectively. I see it everyday here at work. The oracle people push Oracle, the microsoft people push SQL Server, the OSS people (haven't run into any of those yet..).
What part of, 'they thought they were using a legit service', don't you understand? The RIAA should try education before warfare. Because until people realize its wrong, they will continue to do it.
I agree but I also am of the view point that most software should be free for home use. Take Oracle for example, you can download all their software for personal non-commercial use. Basically so you can play around and learn the software.
Now say said person who downloaded the software was working in a company and their dept. needed a database. Well, this guy is almost certainly going to recommend using Oracle because that is what he is familiar with.
Same can be said for graphic design, development environments, etc.. I would say most of the money is getting big companies to buy and license your software, not home users. (I realize that some software is aimed at home users, thats another story..)
I had 5 friends buy the same laptop over a period of a month or two. 4/5 had to send their laptops away to get the motherboards replaced multiple times. After that, I stayed away from them.
Maybe they are reliable and my friends got a bad batch but even so, maybe they should take a look at Apple and stop building those damn ugly laptops.
Why is there this big rush all of a sudden to put people on Mars. I'd love to see it in my lifetime but isn't the moon more realistic? Prove that the technology works and that people don't go stir crazy living under a dome first. If there are problems, rescue could be a few days away instead of months. Higher probability that if something catestrophic does happen, the inhabitants can be rescued.
I've been kinda disappointed with the advances in 'perimeter' defence. You would think by now they'd have some impressive machines sitting out there instead of these dinky robots. Sure the technology is cool, no one is doubting that. But I would have thought by now they'd have portal remote controled devices that they could place in areas. Like the remote controled/automated guns in Aliens. These things can't be that expensive to build and setup?
"The team said it retrieved foreskin tissue from two 5-year-old boys and two men"
Those two must have been hard up for cash or something because no way would I let someone approach that area with a knife!
There have been strides with respect to multiplayer capabilities but lately there is no depth to games. Games are released buggy and before they are ready, etc.
What did EQ have over muds? Only graphics, there are many muds out there which provide a more enriched user experience. Its just people these days like eye candy and have to be forced to use their imagination.
Multiplayer isn't what its cracked up to be anyways. Take Command and Conquer Generals and try playing a decent, fair game. Impossible. In 90% of the games the other person cheats or if you start to win they drop to avoid affecting their stats. There are so many arseholes playing online games nowadays that i'd soon play single player missions/games or just network with my friends.
The game industry is officially big business and there doesn't seem to be the same pride/effort put into the products. They are continuously rushed out the door before effectively tested or complete. MMORPGS are perfect examples, ex Asheron's Call2. Its been almost 10 months and they still don't have in game chat working! A feature is 'monthly content updates' but thats just so a game can be pushed out before its ready. I can't believe some people fall for that marketing. Look at EQ, one zone was so hard that they didn't expect players to get to a certain area in it so they didn't even bother completeing it.
Sure, there have been some breakthrough games but how many games out there today differentiate from games in the early 90's? With respect to graphics and multiplayer sure, but most are old rehashes with some slight twists and alot are no where near as indepth.
Think about it.. what did game developers do (RPG) before they started programming? They were pen and paper RPG'ers which requires a vivid imagination. How many people, especially teenagers do you see playing pen and paper RPG's these days? I used to play them all the time in my teens but I don't know of any D&D style groups in my area. So while programming/technology has gotten better, these guys haven't been working their imagination.
As per the question asked in the article. What do I expect? I expect applications to run faster than they did on my previous computer. Lately it seems that after every upgrade things don't seem to be much faster. (ie desktop applications, word, ie, netscape, etc..)
I haven't timed it (I should haul out my old 486) but I bet WP 6.0 on an old 486 with 16megs of ram will start up just as fast as word on an athlon 2000 with 128megs of ram. Its rediculus.. I upgraded my computer at Xmas and games are faster but I don't see any different on the desktop.
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Lately whenever I see articles concerning databases I rarely ever see postgreSQL in there but I see mySql more and more often. Why is mySql so popular? Is it that the name mySql sounds better than postgreSql?
Chances are your going to follow their list of recommended patches, etc. If they are your linux support vendor, it would make sense to run changes by them in case it voids your support contract.
If I had any mod points, i'd give you a Funny... laughed my ass off when I read that.
Because i've rarely wanted to keep working at the end of the day and I try very hard not to think of the projects i'm involved with. Contrary to popular belief, not very many IT jobs are cutting edge or interesting.
When you guys write java applications/applets, do you state they need a certain version in order to run it? I coded a simple web application that worked well within Jdeveloper but when I loaded it into tomcat I had a ton of trouble with different browsers and I can only assume that if I actually made this accessible to the internet i'd have a dozen different browsers and versions of the jre trying to connect.
How do you get past those issues?
And also, i've had tons of GUI issues between linux and windows. For some reason the fonts used in linux are larger and it makes the whole thing look messy.
I've been a DBA for the past 6 years but i've been itching to refresh my programming skills. I've been swaying towards Java but my memory of the old days sitting in a cramped university lab has me reimising (sp?) of C. Whats the language of choice out there today? C, Java, VB? I have no idea.... Will it just come down to a battle of Java vs .Net?
Thanks
Hey, why not just add an "Electronics" tax because you all know air travel isn't taxed enough. Up here in Canada, it almost costs more in taxes/fees than the actual flight. (short-haul)
I'm not sure wabout other platforms but in the case of Oracle, they say you don't require any code changes. Your application should run fine right out of the box.
Alot of things in the WWF anyone can do but they aren't in good enough shape and/or not as stupid.
You obviously don't know very many WWE fanatics.
Didn't think so.
They may have had 50 million downloads, or however many it is today.. But there profits from it will quickly be wiped out by this lawsuit.
I haven't read up on mysql lately but i'd double check and make sure that isn't an issue for you before you make a jump.
IMO OSS is fine for internal low-key applications. But for production financial systems I wouldn't bet my career on an OSS solution. The biggest reason is support. While OSS databases may have more 'developers' they don't have the same level of support as say Oracle. If I have a P1 problem, I can get a technician working on it 24x7 until its resolved. Sure, i'm sure there are companies that may offer support for OSS databases but like I said, i'm not going to bet my career on them.
There could also be financial arrangements within the level of service contracts.. I doubt you'll see anyone in the OSS community providing that.
Besides slashdot, I haven't run into many people pushing OSS software (including linux) and i've worked for a couple of large IT organizations. Unfortunately, there seems to be too many 'zealots' out there ready to push their own preference of software without actually looking at the issues objectively. I see it everyday here at work. The oracle people push Oracle, the microsoft people push SQL Server, the OSS people (haven't run into any of those yet..).
Thats freakin' halarious... My gut in is stitches now!
What part of, 'they thought they were using a legit service', don't you understand? The RIAA should try education before warfare. Because until people realize its wrong, they will continue to do it.
This guy isn't all there... did you see his page on his supe'd up minivan? Sheesh.
'WHILE' is not recognized as an internal or external command, operable program or batch file.
*shrug*
Now say said person who downloaded the software was working in a company and their dept. needed a database. Well, this guy is almost certainly going to recommend using Oracle because that is what he is familiar with.
Same can be said for graphic design, development environments, etc.. I would say most of the money is getting big companies to buy and license your software, not home users. (I realize that some software is aimed at home users, thats another story..)
Maybe they are reliable and my friends got a bad batch but even so, maybe they should take a look at Apple and stop building those damn ugly laptops.
Why is there this big rush all of a sudden to put people on Mars. I'd love to see it in my lifetime but isn't the moon more realistic? Prove that the technology works and that people don't go stir crazy living under a dome first. If there are problems, rescue could be a few days away instead of months. Higher probability that if something catestrophic does happen, the inhabitants can be rescued.
I've been kinda disappointed with the advances in 'perimeter' defence. You would think by now they'd have some impressive machines sitting out there instead of these dinky robots. Sure the technology is cool, no one is doubting that. But I would have thought by now they'd have portal remote controled devices that they could place in areas. Like the remote controled/automated guns in Aliens. These things can't be that expensive to build and setup?
"The team said it retrieved foreskin tissue from two 5-year-old boys and two men" Those two must have been hard up for cash or something because no way would I let someone approach that area with a knife!
What did EQ have over muds? Only graphics, there are many muds out there which provide a more enriched user experience. Its just people these days like eye candy and have to be forced to use their imagination.
Multiplayer isn't what its cracked up to be anyways. Take Command and Conquer Generals and try playing a decent, fair game. Impossible. In 90% of the games the other person cheats or if you start to win they drop to avoid affecting their stats. There are so many arseholes playing online games nowadays that i'd soon play single player missions/games or just network with my friends.
The game industry is officially big business and there doesn't seem to be the same pride/effort put into the products. They are continuously rushed out the door before effectively tested or complete. MMORPGS are perfect examples, ex Asheron's Call2. Its been almost 10 months and they still don't have in game chat working! A feature is 'monthly content updates' but thats just so a game can be pushed out before its ready. I can't believe some people fall for that marketing. Look at EQ, one zone was so hard that they didn't expect players to get to a certain area in it so they didn't even bother completeing it.
Sure, there have been some breakthrough games but how many games out there today differentiate from games in the early 90's? With respect to graphics and multiplayer sure, but most are old rehashes with some slight twists and alot are no where near as indepth.
As per the question asked in the article. What do I expect? I expect applications to run faster than they did on my previous computer. Lately it seems that after every upgrade things don't seem to be much faster. (ie desktop applications, word, ie, netscape, etc..)
I haven't timed it (I should haul out my old 486) but I bet WP 6.0 on an old 486 with 16megs of ram will start up just as fast as word on an athlon 2000 with 128megs of ram. Its rediculus.. I upgraded my computer at Xmas and games are faster but I don't see any different on the desktop.
These guys/gals should get off their arses and goto a club.