Analysis of the most popular personal blogs on Hacker News in 2025, based on a tracking project that ranks domains by their performance on the platform.
Explores building durable execution systems for agents using only Postgres, avoiding third-party services with a simple SQL library.
Tips for improving performance in Entity Framework Core, covering compiled queries, lazy loading, and other optimizations for reads and writes.
A guide on importing Java Flight Recorder (JFR) profiling data into DuckDB for analysis using SQL queries.
A technical guide on normalizing SQL cross-join data in ColdFusion by using table prefixes and restructuring query results into nested objects.
Using DTrace to determine if SQL files are accessed at build time or runtime in a Go application, focusing on I/O tracing.
Learn how to use DTrace to monitor and inspect live SQL queries, including their arguments, from a running Go application without code changes.
Common issues with SQL date functions and practical solutions for developers and DBAs to avoid errors and improve query performance.
A tutorial on connecting to and querying SQL databases using the R programming language, including driver setup and error handling.
Explains how to compare dates by ignoring the time component in PostgreSQL queries, using the DATE() function.
Argues against using LLMs to generate SQL queries for novel business questions, highlighting the importance of human analysts for precision.
Introduces BigQuery's new GROUP BY ALL syntax, which automatically infers grouping keys from SELECT items to simplify complex SQL queries.
A data scientist's 2020 review, focusing on machine learning projects for healthcare, including mining COVID-19 EHR data and brain signal analysis.
Explains how to use Django models, managers, and QuerySets to interact with a database, covering creation, filtering, and deletion.
A technical guide on configuring Workload Classifiers in Azure Synapse Analytics to map users and queries to specific workload groups for resource management.
A technical guide on creating and managing Materialized Views in Azure SQL Data Warehouse, focusing on practical implementation and limitations.
Announcement for SQLSaturday Lisbon 2019 and Porto 2019, including dates, call for speakers, and workshop topics.
Explains how to correctly use Dapper's IN clause with collection parameters to avoid SQL syntax errors from double parentheses.
A database expert reviews their 2018 speaking engagements and blog output, focusing on Columnstore Indexes, Graph Databases, and Batch Execution Mode.
A reflection on the challenges and principles of organizing a truly independent tech conference, focusing on community over self-promotion.
