I vividly remember 2004 when I decided to specialize in MySQL because the year before I was homeless and living in my car. It’s been a long road and an amazing journey ever since.

A relational database is more than a data bank, it’s a profound philosophical expression. This is the second and final part of “Lessons From 20 Years Hacking MySQL”.

No, I don’t think so. But it is does change our profession and have important implications for software engineers using (not managing) MySQL.

No, I don’t think so. But it is does change our profession and have important implications for software engineers using (not managing) MySQL.

No, I don’t think so. But it is does change our profession and have important implications for software engineers using (not managing) MySQL.

Chapter 5 of Efficient MySQL Performance addresses sharding, and it was difficult to write but not for technical reasons. Let me say a little more on the matter.

Chapter 5 of Efficient MySQL Performance addresses sharding, and it was difficult to write but not for technical reasons. Let me say a little more on the matter.

Chapter 5 of Efficient MySQL Performance addresses sharding, and it was difficult to write but not for technical reasons. Let me say a little more on the matter.

Is MySQL performance about “more” or “less”? From the title, you can tell that I’m going to argue that it’s about “less”. Here’s the punchline: zero is maximum performance. Let’s see where this philosophical blog post leads us.

Is MySQL performance about “more” or “less”? From the title, you can tell that I’m going to argue that it’s about “less”. Here’s the punchline: zero is maximum performance. Let’s see where this philosophical blog post leads us.