Aníbal Rojas

The real problem with RDBMS and SQL (NoSQL)

Wed, 21 Oct 2009 22:06:13 -0400

Well maybe not the real, real problem with Realtional Database Management Systems(RDBMS) if you have scalability, performance and such high in your priority list, but in the end:

The real problem with RDBMS and SQL is that they work so well that you end forgetting everything you learnt in the Data Structures Course from the hands of Aho, Hopcroft and Ullman.

Modeling a problem using NoSQL backend requires not only to unlearn SQL and Normal Forms, but to bring back your knowledge of Data Structures and Big O calculus.

Ward Cunningham talks about the Wiki like disposition used in...

Thu, 21 May 2009 10:21:37 -0400

Ward Cunningham talks about the Wiki like disposition used in the AboutUs offices, particulary the moving desks that enable both Solo and Pair Programming practices.

Bespin: extensible Web code editor using HTML 5, from Mozilla Labs

Thu, 21 May 2009 07:10:01 -0400

Bespin: extensible Web code editor using HTML 5, from Mozilla Labs

Mobile Barcoder Firefox Add-on

Fri, 20 Mar 2009 07:22:00 -0400

Mobile Barcoder Firefox Add-on:

If you have a phone (smartphone) with a Camera and software supporting Mobile Code (aka 2D barcodes, QR Codes, Data Matrix, Semacode) scannning you can’t miss this add on for Firefox.

On the fly it will generate a QR, or Data Matrix code depending on your preferences, for the URL you are visiting, and also generate a code for choosen text or link.

Point and shoot browsing/downloading for your smartphone!

"If you think about it, proprietary software is the software equivalent of a planned economy led by a..."

Sat, 28 Feb 2009 09:06:30 -0500

“If you think about it, proprietary software is the software equivalent of a planned economy led by a dictators, whereas open source is all about choice, the market economy and multiple competitive players.”

- Sun’s McNealy: Some federal officials see open source as ‘anti-capitalist’ (adressing Obama’s goverment)

"The point of this story, I think, is that you should consider spending less time talking, and more..."

Sun, 22 Feb 2009 11:38:00 -0500

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The point of this story, I think, is that you should consider spending less time talking, and more time prototyping, especially if you’re not very good at talking or powerpoint. Your code can be a very persuasive argument.

The other point is that it’s important to make prototyping new ideas, especially bad ideas, as fast and easy as possible.

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- Ex-Gmail now FriendFeed hacker Paul Buchheit via The Fishbowl