[Courses] Courses Digest, Vol 46, Issue 15
Moley Harey
moleyharey at gmail.com
Fri Nov 23 13:22:27 UTC 2007
> - Give us a brief intro to yourself, and why you are taking this course
Hi! :-)
I am Esther, from Madrid, Spain
I work as a software engineer mostly developing JEE aplications...
Recently I started working with PostgreSQL for a Web Service I am
developing...
I have very basic knowledge of concepts about database administration as
usually I just manage the SQL to perform queries so for me the course is
quite interesting...
cheers,
esther
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> 1. Re: [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL? (Vid Ayer)
> 2. Re: [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL? (Julie Pichon)
> 3. Re: [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL? (Claudine Chionh)
> 4. Re: [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL? (Peggy Baker)
> 5. Re: [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL? (Michelle Murrain)
> 6. Re: [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL? (jim stockford)
> 7. Re: [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL? (Hrvoje Gorajscan)
> 8. Re: [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL? (Julie Pichon)
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> Message: 1
> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:05:31 +0530
> From: "Vid Ayer" <svaksha at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Courses] [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL?
> To: michelle at murrain.net
> Cc: courses at linuxchix.org
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> On Nov 20, 2007 7:56 AM, Michelle M <michelle at murrain.net> wrote:
> >
> > - Give us a brief intro to yourself, and why you are taking this course
>
> Hello,
> I'm Vidya Ayer from India. In the past I was an entrepreneur and
> although I have studied CS, I don't code for a living. I like the GPL
> and prefer to silently contribute to the Linux community in my own
> way. For the curious, my Linux page :
> http://wiki.ubuntu-women.org/VidAyer
> Having studied about databases at the University, I'm curious to get
> practical knowledge for a personal project, - answer to your next
> question below.
>
> > - If you haven't already, think of a concrete project you'd like to use
> > PG with. Share with us a brief synopsis of the project: the problem, the
>
> My hobby project involves music for which I want to create a database
> of all the music files created by me. Currently they are dumped in a
> a single folder and tracking it is cumbersome. So with a DB I hope to
> track my classical music renditions based on Ragas or some other
> criteria about which I will learn and think as i advance in the course
> :)
>
> --
> Wishes,
>
> Vid
> To lead people, walk behind them ~LaoTzu
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 2
> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:53:20 +0000
> From: "Julie Pichon" <julie.pichon at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Courses] [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL?
> To: courses at linuxchix.org
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> Hi,
>
> On 20/11/2007, Michelle M <michelle at murrain.net> wrote:
> > - Give us a brief intro to yourself, and why you are taking this course
>
> I'm Julie, currently studying Software Engineering in Ireland. I've
> been lurking on several Linuxchix lists for a few months, but I only
> really started to pay attention a couple of months ago, when I finally
> replaced my desktop OS with Ubuntu :)
>
> I'm taking this course to expand a bit my horizons. Every online
> web-app I've developed uses MySQL, because that's the one I started
> with and always fall back on by default. Now I'd like to be able to
> make an informed choice and get a clearer picture of the similarities
> and differences between the two.
>
> > - If you haven't already, think of a concrete project you'd like to use
> > PG with. Share with us a brief synopsis of the project: the problem, the
> > platform, the approach you'll think you'll take, and why you think PG
> > might be a good fit. It should be something that will be fun, and
> > perhaps a bit challenging for you.
>
> There's a couple of small apps I'd like to do that require databases,
> but my web host only offers MySQL so I'm not going to touch them for
> now. I'd like to echo Joyce's question, as for any recommendation
> concerning Postgres web hosts?
>
> I think I'm going to build a small database to organise all the stuff
> I have to keep track of for my job search. Something simple enough and
> who knows, it might even help me stop missing application deadlines.
>
> Looking forward to next week's lesson!
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 3
> Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:33:34 +1100
> From: "Claudine Chionh" <claudinec at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Courses] [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL?
> To: courses at linuxchix.org
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> On Nov 23, 2007 7:53 AM, Julie Pichon <julie.pichon at gmail.com> wrote:
> > There's a couple of small apps I'd like to do that require databases,
> > but my web host only offers MySQL so I'm not going to touch them for
> > now. I'd like to echo Joyce's question, as for any recommendation
> > concerning Postgres web hosts?
>
> I have an account with Joyent (formerly known as Textdrive) and they
> support Postgres.
> <http://www.joyent.com/connector/web-hosting/>
>
> However, I expect you could start by installing Postgres on your own
> desktop or laptop. It might actually be a better idea not to let a
> database loose on the web while we're still learning how to use it!
>
> --
> Claudine Chionh
> Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 4
> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 17:12:05 -0600
> From: "Peggy Baker" <pbaker at dbdes.com>
> Subject: Re: [Courses] [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL?
> To: <courses at linuxchix.org>
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>
> Hi all--
>
>
> - Give us a brief intro to yourself, and why you are taking this course
>
> I'm a semi-techie but have spent most of my technical life working with MS
> Access, either all by itself or as the front end to postgres
> databases. I'm
> work with a consulting group that does web- and desktop-based database
> work
> and also website development and design using Drupal and even Dreamweaver.
> I'm techie enough that under the inspiration of this group I just
> installed
> Ubuntu into a virtual machine on my Windows Vista laptop. Good way to
> kill
> a Thanksgiving afternoon. I live in Chicago and do some travelling to see
> clients (mostly schools) in New York, Philly, and Boston. My goal is to
> learn more about how to talk to postgres using SQL statements unmediated
> by
> the GUI query-building tools in Access; also to get a little solider on my
> database theory.
>
>
> - If you haven't already, think of a concrete project you'd like to use
> PG with. Share with us a brief synopsis of the project: the problem, the
> platform, the approach you'll think you'll take, and why you think PG
> might be a good fit. It should be something that will be fun, and
> perhaps a bit challenging for you.
>
> I work with a very sophisticated application built on a postgres database
> which is mostly manipulated by a Perl or PHP interface. I'd like to
> extend
> its functionality, although I don't do the programming I hope at least to
> get some data structures and prototyping done.
>
>
> Thanks to Michelle for taking on this class!
>
> --Peggy
>
>
>
>
>
> Peggy Baker
> cell 773-414-0292
> Database Designs Assoc.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 5
> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 22:57:30 -0500
> From: Michelle Murrain <michelle at murrain.net>
> Subject: Re: [Courses] [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL?
> Cc: courses at linuxchix.org
> Message-ID: <47464FAA.3030205 at murrain.net>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1; format=flowed
>
> Claudine Chionh wrote:
>
> > However, I expect you could start by installing Postgres on your own
> > desktop or laptop. It might actually be a better idea not to let a
> > database loose on the web while we're still learning how to use it!
>
> Yes, that's what I'm going to suggest (Monday!). Try it out first on
> your own computer.
>
> Peace,
> Michelle
> --
> Michelle Murrain
> Coordinator, Nonprofit Open Source Initiative
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>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 6
> Date: Thu, 22 Nov 2007 20:33:59 -0800
> From: jim stockford <jim at well.com>
> Subject: Re: [Courses] [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL?
> To: michelle at murrain.net
> Cc: courses at linuxchix.org
> Message-ID: <f1522df21044e002042fb483b72c605e at well.com>
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>
>
> > - Give us a brief intro to yourself, and why you are taking this course
> i have some programming experience; i prefer C and bash
> shell scripting, i'm serious about learning python. i'm passionate
> about free open source.
> i'm broke and refuse to work with MSFT products and hope to
> avoid all proprietary products if i can. i need work and every
> application uses a database (or several databases).
> for a couple or three decades i've had a recurrent daydream
> about writing a relational database in assembly language. i'm
> too lazy and/or distracted.
> i'll probably lurk and hope to learn basic wisdom, most
> importantly: data modeling.
>
> > - If you haven't already, think of a concrete project you'd like to use
> > PG with. Share with us a brief synopsis of the project: the problem,
> > the
> > platform, the approach you'll think you'll take, and why you think PG
> > might be a good fit. It should be something that will be fun, and
> > perhaps a bit challenging for you.
> >
> > The project is important. It's been my experience that it's much easier
> > to learn something when you have a concrete need, than just doing
> > something in the abstract.
> a database that is a repository for information shared by a
> community, presupposing all data is validated by a committee
> before it's allowed in.
> the primary purpose of this database is to construct
> documentation that is consistent in its use of terms and claims
> (e.g. product features).
> the efficiency of writing data is not important. The ability to
> read data and amalgamate it into data sheets, functional
> specifications, marketing information, white papers, user
> documentation, and so on, in a manner that enforces
> consistency across the entire range is the point.
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 7
> Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 09:39:11 +0100
> From: Hrvoje Gorajscan <hrvojegoraj at inet.hr>
> Subject: Re: [Courses] [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL?
> To: <courses at linuxchix.org>
> Message-ID: <005001c82dac$5371c950$6402a8c0 at harryglap>
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> reply-type=original
>
> > - Give us a brief intro to yourself, and why you are taking this course
>
> Hi, I'm Hrvoje but people usually call me Harry. I'm a web application
> developer from Croatia. Basically I'm taking this
> course primarily to see the differences PG<->MySQL and ultimately to
> add PG to my db wrapper.
>
> > - If you haven't already, think of a concrete project you'd like to use
> > PG with. Share with us a brief synopsis of the project: the problem,
> > the
> > platform, the approach you'll think you'll take, and why you think PG
> > might be a good fit. It should be something that will be fun, and
> > perhaps a bit challenging for you.
>
> Project
>
> In order to work with all basic functions of the PG DB, I'll write a chat
> application using ajax and PG. That's something that can allways come in
> handy.
>
> Greets to all
>
>
>
> ------------------------------
>
> Message: 8
> Date: Fri, 23 Nov 2007 11:48:04 +0000
> From: "Julie Pichon" <julie.pichon at gmail.com>
> Subject: Re: [Courses] [Postgresql] What is PostgreSQL?
> To: courses at linuxchix.org
> Message-ID:
> <66d5909f0711230348m5f8f1831s3a566e8211a05616 at mail.gmail.com>
> Content-Type: text/plain; charset=ISO-8859-1
>
> Hi,
>
> On 22/11/2007, Claudine Chionh <claudinec at gmail.com> wrote:
> > I have an account with Joyent (formerly known as Textdrive) and they
> > support Postgres.
> > <http://www.joyent.com/connector/web-hosting/>
>
> That looks interesting, thank you!
>
> > However, I expect you could start by installing Postgres on your own
> > desktop or laptop. It might actually be a better idea not to let a
> > database loose on the web while we're still learning how to use it!
>
> That's what I intended to do as well. It's just nice to have an idea
> of where to go afterwards, should I want to use my newly acquired
> Postgres skills :)
>
> Regards,
>
> Julie
>
>
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