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Recent Sphinx Updates - 11 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 - 19 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

Pass the Duct Tape - 47 days ago
Reading The Duct Tape Programmer really hit a nerve with me. If you code for a living (or part of your living), go read it. I sometimes get annoyed by Joel Spolsky's writing, but this time he hit the nail right on the head. I am by no means... Topics: Perl

Watching Yahoo's Transformation - 49 days ago
Having not worked at Yahoo in a bit over a year, it's interesting, amusing, and frustrating to watch what's going on over there. Some of their moves confirm feelings I've had for some time, while others are more puzzling. The Search deal...

How my netbook taught me to love xmonad - 51 days ago
I've had this low-level urge to try a new window manager for a few months now. I work on a Linux box (Ubuntu) daily and mostly run a number of terminals , GNU Emacs , Mozilla Firefox , and Google Chrome . Nothing too fancy, really. Oh, and a...
































