(Kenneth Fisher) Yes, I realize you shouldn’t shrink your database (data files or log files), but I recently had a case where it was completely appropriate to do a shrink. We had a table that was almost a terabyte on its own.
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Using IGNORE NULLS With SQL Window Functions to Fill Gaps
(lukaseder) I found a very interesting SQL question on Twitter recently:
Interesting Issue with /tmp on a Db2 Server
(Ember Crooks) I learn something new every day. The times I’m most surprised about what I learn is when it happens to be something pretty fundamental about how Db2 uses resources.
Everything You Need to Know About Java Certification
(Elice Max) Thinking of beginning your career in programming? Not a bad idea, as there’s a high demand for programmers today.
Adventures in Docker: Coding on a Remote Browser
(Elton Stoneman) This adventure lets you code on your normal dev machine from some other machine, using the browser. It’s powered by Docker plus:
Simple Authentication In Razor Pages Without A Database
(Mike Brind) Sometimes, using the full ASP.NET Core Identity framework is overkill for small, one-user applications that require some form of authentication.
@Directive().inputs And @Input() Are Not Functionally Equivalent In Angular 7.2.13
(Ben Nadel) Historically, when creating my Directives, Components, and Pipes in Angular, I’ve tried to keep all of my meta-data at the top, inside of the class decorator. I find it very easy to consume when it’s all in one place.
MySQL Ripple: The First Impression of a MySQL Binlog Server
(Sveta Smirnova) Just about a month ago, Pavel Ivanov released Ripple under the Apache-2.0 license. Ripple is a MySQL binlog server: software which receives binary logs from MySQL or MariaDB servers and delivers them to another MySQL or MariaDB server.
Machine Learning with Go Lang
(Brendan Tierney) Recently I’ve been having a number of conversations with people in several countries about using Go Lang for machine learning.
Extremely convenient way to run free Oracle Database 18c on your laptop – or anywhere else – using Vagrant & Virtual Box
(Lucas Jellema) Oracle Database 18c XE (eXpress Edition) is the free community edition of the enterprise edition of Oracle Database. Oracle Database XE has almost all features of Oracle Database; however, it is limited in non-functional terms (2 CPUs, 2 GB memory, 12 GB data volume).