Infobright Blog

OK, so most of you know that I lived in the world of PostgreSQL for several years before moving into the world of Infobright and MySQL. With that in mind, I’ve been determined to continue to hone my skills around MySQL as it serves as the primary interface on top of our open source columnar data warehousing engine. Yes, I’ve hacked around with MySQL for many years and was of the first OEM’rs of MySQL when I was at Ascential. I even created a website on the side called www.MyCollegeFAQ.com that is based on MySQL. It is  a free (no advertising) and open site that is used to help high school and college students get answers to their frequent asked questions about getting into college. Always had an affinity towards the MySQL database but other efforts led me to PostgreSQL. One tool that I’ve found helpful these days is the MySQL Cheat Sheet that is installed on my iPod Touch. It was developed by the folks at Concentric Sky. This handy reference tools is a great companion reference for all the various commands, data types, sql formats, etc. for MySQL. They say that if you study something for 10,000 hours, you become an expert. Let me say, I’m not quite 10,000 hours into MySQL, thus the Cheat Sheet. If you are interested in getting the Cheat Sheet, it is on the Apple App Store. This is not just a reference to a website tuned for Safari on the iPod Touch or iPhone, it is a simple and easy to use application that is a growing dictionary for MySQL reference information that is continually updated. It’s 0.99 and well worth it. Enjoy.