Hmm... I guess why I find this topic so interesting is that I keep hearing this "the consequences will dire" statement about not using foreign keys and I just don't...

If you are the person who will bear the consequences then if you are willing to do so then you can do without foreign keys. Chances are that if...

If I have to paint an 8ft x 16ft wall then I can tell you with a fair degree of accuracy how long it will take having painted several such...

Thanks Solomon. The strange additions to the characters in the alphabet can be dealt with by a function called ASCII folding. In the Apache Commons library the Daitch...

Hive and Pig both generate map reduce code under the hood. Where optimisation is required you can grab the output code and adjust it to your needs.

Hive has something...

I do take exception to the comment made in the article:

While I understand the pressure to adopt a SQL like language I do think it is a mistake to base...

That is why I'm optimistic about graph...

I don't believe Array.Clear() is doing what you expect it to do. The MS documentation says it sets a range of array elements to a default value. I don't think...

And as with surfing the time it goes well makes the 100 times you fell worth while.

Until someone of suitable authority ring fences quality control and says "short cut and descope what you like but thorough testing is non-negotiable" this will continue to happen.

In theory testers...

If you want to understand how something works try and change it.

I've been playing around with NOSQL for long enough to know that if you choose the right tool for...

• Local Dev
• Continuous Integration
• Functional test
• Non-functional test (stress testing, penetration and vulnerability testing etc)
• User acceptance testing
• Showcase and demonstration
• Production
• Disaster Recovery

I put the assumptions down in writing so make the post-mortem and blamestorming as quick as possible. Its hard to undergo a hand-ringing exercise when you can put a...

There is a level of hell where you get committed to estimates before you find out the subject of the estimate.

Does anyone have any experience of estimates that have proben...

I've been on brainstorming away days where the last two hours have been some form of competitive game such as a treasure hunt in the hills and woods. The...