Introduction In the first article in this series, we’ll take a look at the entity–attribute–value (EAV) model in relational databases to see how it’s used and what it’s good for. Then we’ll compare the EAV model concepts to globals….
SQL transactions can feel like magic at first: they seem to enable a giant Ctrl-Z/undo on data access. Nevertheless, concurrency issues still exist when multiple queries happen at the same time, and you must wield the mighty TRANSACTION ISOLATION LEVEL to vanquish…
Most software developers who have coded systems that require inter-process communication (whether for asynchronous message-driven systems or for synchronous request/reply services) use the beloved JavaScript Object Notation (JSON) as the message payload format of…
