All blog posts from December 2010

No More Java for Me

Posted December 11, 2010

With Oracle's recent shenanigans with Java, I was already concerned about the platform's future. I'm a big believer in the open source ideology (not just as a consumer - I have started several open source projects myself). What Oracle is doing is the exact opposite of that.

I have to agree with Apac…

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Posted in Programming
Tagged as oracle, apache, and java

MySQL Sucks

Posted December 6, 2010

There. I said it. You may disagree with me, and that's fine, but for my purposes, MySQL is a steaming pile of dog crap.

Here's my #1 problem - views. MySQL views are complete rubbish. When I create a view in PostgreSQL, and I do a query against that view, PostgreSQL knows if the tables involved have…

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Posted in Programming
Tagged as mysql, sucks, and views

Ubuntu Upgrades Keep Breaking

Posted December 5, 2010

Okay, here's the deal - either I am the unluckiest Linux user in the world, or Ubuntu's upgrade process is severely unstable. I am filled with dream and fear every time Ubuntu wants to upgrade something, because I can never be sure if the machine will work thereafter.

Here's my history:

Working at a…

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Posted in Science & Tech
Tagged as ubuntu, upgrade, break, and broken
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