The 13 most popular Database links of 2016
We’ve gone through the data and brought together the most popular articles shared in DB Weekly from the past twelve months.
DB Weekly is a free email round-up of the latest database technology news and articles covering new developments in SQL, NoSQL, document databases, graph databases, and more.
So, sit back and enjoy — here’s 13 popular database related articles from 2016:
1: Ten SQL Tricks That You Didn’t Think Were Possible
Lukas Eder | Shared in Issue 102
A fun, and very extensive, walkthrough of the possibilities and properties of SQL that you may have overlooked.
2: Forrester’s Crowded NoSQL Wave Shows Abundant Options
Alex Woodie| Shared in Issue 119
A high level, commercial look at the increasingly crowded NoSQL database market, based on an interesting report by Forrester.
3: Why Uber Engineering Switched from Postgres to MySQL
Evan Klitzke | Shared in Issue 115
Uber Engineering explains the technical reasoning behind its switch in database technologies.
4: SQL Injection Cheat Sheet
Ferruh Mavituna | Shared in Issue 97
A detailed resource to find technical information about the many different variants of SQL injection vulnerabilities. A good reference for both seasoned penetration testers and those just getting started in web app security.
5: On Uber’s Choice of Databases
Markus Winand| Shared in Issue 116
Uber’s story of its move away from Postgres to MySQL got a lot of attention this year.
In response, we saw a few well reasoned replies from the Postgres community, including this one.
6: Ten Easy Steps to a Complete Understanding of SQL
Lukas Eder | Shared in Issue 96
A walk through some of the fundamentals of SQL and the key concepts it introduces by being a declarative language rather than imperative or object oriented.
7: All About Indexes: The Very Basics
Emil Drkušić | Shared in Issue 112
Well defined indexes will improve your database’s performance significantly, but how do they work?
8: Five Reasons You Should Use SQLite in 2016
Charles Leifer| Shared in Issue 86
SQLite, a self-contained, zero-config SQL database engine, is frequently underestimated. But it’s fast, convenient, and there are compelling reasons to use it in certain contexts.
9: Seven Handy SQL Scripts for SQL Developers
Sovit Poudel | Shared in Issue 105
“A few SQL scripts which have proven to be very useful for my daily job as a SQL developer.” — Sovit shares what he finds handy.
10: A Comparison of 10 Open Source Time Series Databases
Steven Acreman| Shared in Issue 120
The author looks at and ranks DalmatinerDB, InfluxDB, Prometheus, Riak TS, OpenTSDB, KairosDB, Elasticsearch, Druid, Blueflood and Graphite.
11: Nineteen Resources for Learning About Database Design Errors
Jeffrey Edison | Shared in Issue 89
A look at numerous online resources for avoiding poor database design that can lead to many problems and cost both time and money.
12: NoSQL Databases: A Survey and Decision Guidance
Felix Gessert | Shared in Issue 118
This incredibly thorough overview of the NoSQL landscape proved popular.
13: Five Mistakes Beginners Make When Working with Databases
Craig Kerstiens | Shared in Issue 108
“There’s a number of bad practices that tend to get picked up when working with databases, here’s a rundown of just a few.”
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