Oracle to release free version of 10g
Wow, Oracle is planning to release a free version of their database to compete with open-source databases like MySQL.
Month: October 2005
Exceptions vs. status codes
Here's a great post about exceptions vs. status codes. The author is very much in the exception camp but he cites a Joel on Software post that argues against exceptions and there is some interesting discussion in the comments....
Breakfast at the Prolific Oven
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Random music fact of the day
Did you know that Bruce Springsteen wrote "Blinded by the Light" - that weird song where everybody mishears the lyrics? I had no idea. I've only ever heard the version by Manfred Mann. Thanks to Joe for pointing this out to me in...
Yahoo! Hacks published
This might be an interesting read......
You know you’re f**ked when the Windows recovery tool crashes on you
I was hoping to repair my Windows 2000 installation using the CD, but it just not was happening. Time to reinstall Windows from scratch......
In an all-day class today
I'm in class all-day today (yes, Saturday - yuck) learning about project management with Microsoft Project....