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Why Tcl is 700% faster than Python for database benchmarking

HammerDB

Python is a popular programming language, especially for beginners, and consequently we see it occurring in places where it just shouldn’t be used, such as database benchmarking. What programming languages does HammerDB use and why does it matter? Building the Test Schema and Timing Script. Surely any language will do?

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Jamstack CMS: The Past, The Present and The Future

Smashing Magazine

Throughout the web’s history, static websites have always been a popular option due to their simplicity, scalability, and security. In the 2000s we had a showdown of two popular blog publishing platforms — MovableType in 2001 and WordPress in 2003. Nanoc removed the UI and is instead a program you run on the command line.

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Transforming enterprise integration with reactive streams

O'Reilly Software

Build a more scalable, composable, and functional architecture for interconnecting systems and applications. Software today is not typically a single program—something that is executed by an operator or user, producing a result to that person—but rather a service : something that runs for the benefit of its consumers, a provider of value.

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HammerDB Concepts and Architecture

HammerDB

Programming Languages. When you download the source code for HammerDB you can see that the programming language it is written in is called TCL. Copyright (C) 2003-2018 Steve Shaw Type "help" for a list of commands The xml is well-formed, applying configuration hammerdb>librarycheck Checking database library for Oracle Success.

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What Adrian Did Next?—?Part 2?—?Sun Microsystems

Adrian Cockcroft

I became the Sun UK local specialist in performance and hardware, and as Sun transitioned from a desktop workstation company to sell high end multiprocessor servers I was helping customers find and fix scalability problems. I was looking for a new challenge, so joined the program and ended up getting certified as a “black belt”.

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SQL Server I/O Basics Chapter #2

SQL Server According to Bob

Pull-the-plug ​​ power ​​ outage testing ​​ Power outage testing ​​ is ​​ a fundamental and critical part of the administrator’s data safety and integrity requirements. ​​ Incorrect configurations lead to data loss.

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Data Mining Problems in Retail

Highly Scalable

A/B testing and panel surveys are used in such cases to get additional data points that improve the precision of the model. Customer retention programs can require the identification of customers who are likely to stop the relationship with a retailer but can change their minds under the influence of incentives. Problem Statement.

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