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Building a Database: Intro [ISSUE #01]

The database series I wanted and couldn't find. “Do NOT build a database!” is the internet's advice. But what if everyone listened? There is still plenty of opportunity to improve the space, and I don't believe the last database has been built yet.

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Exploring Graph Relationships with SQL Server

Often in SQL there are graph-like structures that, with some unique queries, can answer a new set of questions. This article details one approach to traversing these tables with a method similar to a traditional graph algorithm.

22 OCT 2021 7 MIN READ
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Code Walkthroughs

Several in-depth source-code explorations to come — reading real systems line by line, the way you'd read them with a colleague over a shared screen.

05 SEP 2021 1 MIN READ
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Hello, MTCHL (dot) DEV

Lots of exciting posts to come. A short note on why this place exists and what it's for.

01 SEP 2021 1 MIN READ
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BUILD A DATABASE

A storage engine from first principles. Bytes, pages, B-trees — built in public, issue by issue.

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CODE WALKTHROUGHS

Reading real systems line by line. The shared-screen tour of code you wish you'd had.

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