Tag Archives: efficiency

More efficient HTML editing in vim

Posted on May 9, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

When I’m writing HTML and CSS, being forced to type out repetitive and fixed syntax, as well as remembering the particularities of the syntax and its formatting, makes me rather unhappy. Not to mention less productive. Let’s fix that. HTML … Continue reading →

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Finding the smallest or largest value across multiple columns in MySQL

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

A long title for a simple problem: You have a table containing several columns of, say, dates. You want to find out the first or last date among the values of these columns per row. Not too bad. But, you … Continue reading →

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Creating better MySQL indexes: The basics

Posted on March 20, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

The well-developed MySQL platform allows anyone to play with a full-featured database just by following a few links and clicking through an install wizard. You can download it at home for free, and have access to the same high end … Continue reading →

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Exploring the power of the mysql client

Posted on March 15, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

One of the things that surprised me at the MySQL Bootcamp was the focus on using the mysql CLI client. I used to only use this, since the GUI-based Query Browser was rather unstable on Linux. I just got tired … Continue reading →

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Read It Later: Now!

Posted on March 5, 2009 by Samuel Huckins

Co-worker and fellow informational transmogrifer Trevor Rosen told me about a Firefox plugin called Read It Later a while back. For some reason, I didn’t really start using it for a while. After having watched the demo video for the … Continue reading →