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RE: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve

From: "Michael D. Thomas" <mdthomas AT mindspring.com>
To: "'Internetworkers: http://www.ibiblio.org/internetworkers/'" <internetworkers AT lists.ibiblio.org>
Subject: RE: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve
Date: Wed, 15 Oct 2003 21:55:58 -0400

> Actually, the reference above was to the fact that most programmers
> don't learn the benefits of good design until they have to maintain
> a poor one. That wises them up pretty quickly; it did me, anyway.

Martin Fowler's "Refactoring" is a great book about this:

http://www.refactoring.com/

"Improving the design of existing code."

It's not just a nice name for bug fixes.

Re: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve , (continued)
- RE: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve, Alan MacHett, 10/09/2003
- RE: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve, Alan MacHett, 10/09/2003
- Re: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve, DanA Wilson, 10/15/2003
  - RE: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve, Michael D. Thomas, 10/15/2003
  - RE: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve, Shea Tisdale, 10/15/2003
    - Re: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve, Steven Champeon, 10/15/2003
      - RE: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve, Michael D. Thomas, 10/15/2003
        
        Re: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve, Steven Champeon, 10/15/2003
        
        RE: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve, Michael D. Thomas, 10/15/2003
        
        RE: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve, Colleen McCarthy, 10/15/2003
  - Re: [internetworkers] mySQL learning curve, Alan MacHett, 10/15/2003