MySQL Camp 1 - 2006
MySQL Camp T-Shirts
For those that attended the MySQL Camp at Google HQ late last year you may have seen me with my own T-Shirt designs. A number of people inquired about getting them.
Pluggable Storage Engines – What is the potential?
I started this post a month ago, but after Kaj’s discussion on the same topic at the MySQL Camp I figured it was time to post. I had dinner with a friend recently (a very smart friend), and our conversation lead him to ask “What’s different with MySQL?
The desire for Performance SQL Tips
It seems, people are clammering for a more consolidated help guide for SQL Performance tips. Jay Pipes at the MySQL Camp ran a session Interactive Top 10 SQL performance Tips .
The MySQL Joust
At our MySQL Camp Jay and Brian pitted off in the Umbrella Joust. Not sure if there was a winner, or a looser, but in the end no blood was split (except Leslie, but that’s another story).
The Falcon!
Some early notes by Brian Aker on Falcon as discussed at the MySQL Camp . Falcon is a transactional engine MySQL will be introducing. The first discussions were held about 3 years ago with Ann Harrison and about 1 1/2 years ago, MySQL started taking seriously the possibilities.
MyISAM++
Monty gave us a quick overview of next generation of MyISAM. It is set to include: New data disk format Transaction support multi-versioning row level locking and escalation to table level locks.
Doxygen Project
What the? Well this is the inheritance diagram of the Item Class in the MySQL 5.1 Source tree, nicely documented using the Doxygen tool as mentioned by Jay in his presentation at MySQL Camp .
The joys of working at Google
So, mid morning especially after having a heavy and late night drinking with new friends in Palo Alto I was seeking at Day #3 of the [MySQL Camp][1] a high-caffeine pick me up drink.
Return to Google Lobby – Camp Photo
Early on Sunday Day #3, I dragged a few willing participants out for a “different photo” based on the umbrellas in each Lobby. It worked out well. Special thanks to Kynan who ran around to other lobby’s to find additional umbrellas.
MySQL Replibeertion
MySQL Replibeertion was the last scheduled session on Day 2, but not withstanding there was free beer (a lot of), there was a serious side with a Replication Discussion. One of the first questions by Jeremy was “Are the any big replication users?
Day 2 – Memorable Quotes
Continuing on from my Day 1 – Memorable Quotes from the MySQL Camp . “Are there any big replication users” — Jeremy “Are you calling me fat again” — Sheeri
MySQL Winter of Code
Our first session in Day 2 of the MySQL Camp was the MySQL Winter of Code, as well as an overview of the QA Pilot program and Overview of the Community Doxygen Project by Kaj Arnö and Jay Pipes.
They start young nowadays
Colin, son of Gary is officially the youngest attendee of the [MySQL Camp][1]. The new breed of MySQL DBA’s. Colin really loves the swivel chairs, and now has is own Google shirt courtesy of Leslie!
Day 1 – Memorable Quotes
Plenty of people are writing highly technical stuff from MySQL Camp including your’s truly. However there needs to be a lighter side here, and well this is it, Memorable Quotes.