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Category Archives: Programming
Data Visualization with JavaScript
Today I discovered Data Visualization with JavaScript. I would like to read that one, I will see if I ever find the time.
Falsehoods programmers believe about time zones
Today on r/programming an interesting article about the complexity of time zones: Falsehoods programmers believe about time zones.
What ORMs have taught me: just learn SQL
This old chestnut What ORMs have taught me: just learn SQL popped up on HN today.
The Surprising Impact of Medium-Size Texts on PostgreSQL Performance
Today I read The Surprising Impact of Medium-Size Texts on PostgreSQL Performance which popped up on reddit.
Semipredicate problem
Today I read about the Semipredicate problem. Basically how to signal failure from a called function.
Null
Stumbled upon the Null (SQL) Wikipedia article. Looks interesting. Will read.
The AMD Radeon Graphics Driver Makes Up Roughly 10.5% Of The Linux Kernel
This popped up on Hacker News today: The AMD Radeon Graphics Driver Makes Up Roughly 10.5% Of The Linux Kernel. I wonder if we can infer from this that AMD Radeon graphics cards are well supported on Linux..? I might buy one for my next workstation…
Spreadsheet INDEX and MATCH
I don’t use spreadsheets much, and when I do it’s usually LibreOffice Calc, but today I came across Index and Match which described the INDEX and MATCH spreadsheet functions and that looked handy so I thought I might make a note!
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Compression
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Compression popped up on Hacker News today. I wish I had time to read it closely.