Posts tagged “computer science”

I explain how databases actually work: what a DBMS is, why relational databases use tables, why NoSQL became a marketing term for mostly-in-memory stores, how your app connects to a database, and how replication and network topology affect consistency versus availability. A deep dive sparked by one friend's simple question.

Dijkstra, one of computing's Newtons, died August 6th largely unreported. Also: people are implanting devices to stop overeating while millions starve in Africa. Eat less. Don't need a gadget for that.

Stuck home on a Saturday struggling with Z, an evil language. Distracted myself with Technosphere (build creatures, set them loose) and The Sims, which is officially the most addictive game ever made.