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Cloning Internet Applications with Ruby We stand on the shoulders of giants. This has been true since the time of Newton (and even before) and it is certainly true now. Much of what we know and learn of programming, we learnt from the pioneering programmers before us and what we leave behind to future generations [...]

MySQL Admin Cookbook MySQL is the most popular open-source database and is also known for its easy set up feature. However, proper configuration beyond the default settings is still a challenge, along with some other day-to-day maintenance tasks such as backup and restoring, performance tuning, and server monitoring. This book provides both step-by-step recipes and [...]

Amazon SimpleDB Developer Guide SimpleDB is a highly scalable, simple-to-use, and inexpensive database in the cloud from Amazon Web Services. But in order to use SimpleDB, you really have to change your mindset. This isn’t a traditional relational database; in fact it’s not relational at all. For developers who have experience working with relational databases, [...]