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Carol McDonald's Blog – March 2009 Archive (1)
screencast about MySQL for Developers
If you are a developer using MySQL, you should learn enough to take advantage of its strengths, because having an understanding of the database can help you develop better-performing applications. This session will talk about MySQL database design and SQL tuning for developers. Some topics include:
* MySQL Storage Engine Architecture
* Schema, the basic foundation of performance
* Think about performance when… Continue
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