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Speaking at San Francisco MySQL Meetup - 14 days ago
I'll be speaking Tuesday night at the San Francisco MySQL Meetup . Here's the blurb from the announcement: Jeremy Zawodny will talk about Craigslist's current use of MySQL, where it's painful, and how things are being re-architected to.. Topics: MySQL

Fixing Poor MySQL Default Configuration Values - 21 days ago
I've recently been accumulating some MySQL configuration variables that have defaults which have proven to be problematic in a high-volume production environment. The thing they all have in common is a network blip or two can trigger some very... Topics: MySQL

Recent Sphinx Updates - 31 days ago
If you use the Sphinx search engine and have been watching the development branch (0.9.10) and wondering when to upgrade, I'm here to tell you that "now" is a great time. As of r2037 , the last major issue I regularly saw has been fixed. .. Topics: craigslist

Oracle and MySQL - 39 days ago
In The EU and MySQL , Tim Bray treads lightly on the topic of Oracle's pending ownership of MySQL if the Sun acquisition goes through. I left a comment on his post, but he's likely to be heavily moderating what appears there since he works for... Topics: MySQL

Lazy Shopping Carts - 50 days ago
What's with all the lazy shopping carts? It seems that through the years, shopping carts have become progressively more lazy. Years ago, when a shopping cart was done with its duty, it had to find its way all the way back from your car to the store. Topics: Random
































