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Archive for July 2nd, 2025

sql – SELECT from nothing? – Stack Overflow

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/07/02

Since I keep forgetting which DBMS uses which method to select just a plain value without a table. I always remember it as my search phrase [Wayback/Archive] SELECT from DUAL, but actually better titled like the question below:

[Wayback/Archive] sql – SELECT from nothing? – Stack Overflow

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Posted in Access, Database Development, DB2, Development, Firebird, InterBase, MariaDB, MySQL, OracleDB, PL/SQL, PostgreSQL, SQL, SQL Server, SQLite | Leave a Comment »

On my wish list for reading: Effective Software Testing

Posted by jpluimers on 2025/07/02

Always learning, I put this book on my wish list for reading: [Wayback/Archive] Effective Software Testing as from what I read it is a pragmatic book aimed at developers and suitable for teaching. That sounds right the niche I am in.

From [Wayback/Archive] Using the book in classroom:

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Posted in Agile, Development, Software Development, Testing, Unit Testing | Leave a Comment »