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On “Is a computer science degree a good goal?”

Dan Fink’s “Is a computer science degree a good goal?” has gotten my wheels going. I think it’s important to note this:Computer Science ≠ Information TechnologyNot only are these two disciplines not equal, neither is a subset of the other.One of my m…

Posted 06 March 2010 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

RobB’s Question about M/M/m

Today, user RobB left a comment on my recent blog post, asking this:I have some doubts on how valid an M/M/m model is in a typical database performance scenario. Taking the example from the wait chapter of your book where you have a 0.49 second (servic…

Posted 03 March 2010 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °

Thinking Clearly About Performance, revised to include Skew

I’ve just updated the “Thinking Clearly” paper to include an absolutely vital section that was, regrettably, missing from the first revision. It’s a section on the subject of skew.I hope you enjoy.

Posted 22 February 2010 § Uncategorized ‡ Comments Off °