The next Netbeans realease will offer some interesting new features for database interaction like SQL Editor code completion (for which many have been waiting) or a SQL History.
For a more detailed explanation of the new features, click here:
http://davidvancouvering.blogspot.com/2008/06/new-db-features-coming-in-netbeans-65.html

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Appearently there has been some rumor about Mysql abandoning the Linux market and concentrating more on Solaris after the acquisition by Sun.
I am sure that won’t happen. Why? Because Sun is not stupid!
MySQL would never have become so big without Linux. I would always use Linux as the operating system for MySQL.
Sun wants to make […]

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There are tons of websites about programming and software development out there. Here is a list of my favorites. I try to visit them regularly to keep me up to date.
infoq.com
Many interesting articles about Java, .NET, Ruby, Agile practices and more
theserverside.com
Enterprise Java
Javalobby
Many interesting articles and news about Java
rubyinside.com
On of the best Ruby websites
groovyblogs.org
Collection of Groovy […]

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Software developers like fighting over programming languages: Java vs. C++, Ruby vs. Groovy, Python vs. Perl and so on. Once they have settled on a language, they like to fight over frameworks: JEE vs. Spring, Wicket vs. JBoss Seam, Django vs. Turbogears.
I think the discussion over frameworks makes more sense than the discussions about languages. […]

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