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06 OCT 2025 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. BUILD A DATABASE 2′ 22 OCT 2021 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. CODE WALKTHROUGHS 7′ 05 SEP 2021 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. CODE WALKTHROUGHS 1′ 01 SEP 2021 Hello, MTCHL (dot) DEV Lots of exciting posts to come. A short note on why this place exists and what it's for. — 1′