plasticsyntax

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   by plasticsyntax 10y ago

   Meta-moderation was indeed a big part of it, and something I never saw _anywhere_ else.
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   by plasticsyntax 10y ago

   I found SQL Antipatterns by Bill Karwin to be a great book on the topic of patterns and best practices with SQL. As a bonus, it's relatively platform agnostic if I recall correctly.
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   by plasticsyntax 10y ago

   SQL uses a natural language syntax. Regarding your first question - In English, most people would agree that "grab the beer from the fridge" is more natural than "from the fridge grab the beer". For what it's worth
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   by plasticsyntax 14y ago

   You basically described Lean Manufacturing, one of the direct inspirations for Agile software development practices... so I guess we're going full circle now.
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   by plasticsyntax 14y ago

   I mostly agree with you, but I need to be a bit pedantic and point out that a boycott is voting with your wallet. It's better, actually, because you vote with your wallet and tell the publisher that you did and you encourage others to fol
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   by plasticsyntax 15y ago

   Actually I believe you aren't even legally obligated to return them, whether they pay for shipping or not. This is to prevent mail fraud (someone sending something and then invoicing for it).