I started working on a project today that uses the MySQL relational database to save data on the back-end. One of the packages available for Fedora 10, my current desktop OS, is the mysql-gui-tools package. This includes the MySQL Administrator and MySQL Query Browser programs. I had those already installed, but after a few minutes I knew that the Query Browser just wasn’t going to work for me. I kept trying to copy queries into the little window, and errors were getting into it somewhow. And even if that weren’t happening, I couldn’t get it to resize and not being able to look at more than a couple lines at a time was driving me nuts. So I hopped over to OTN and grabbed Oracle SQL Developer. SQL Developer was built with Oracle in mind but it can connect to a variety of database systems.
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Just upgraded from RC1 to RC2 using the automatic update feature available in 2.7. Painless and crazy fast. I hit the button – watched the steps scroll by and it was over. Upgrading will now actually be faster than backing up. No more need to download, unzip, copy over and such. Now an upgrade will consist of backing up the database, backing up the file system and then hitting the upgrade button. Life is good.
My favorite IDE – has a new version now available. (Actually it’s been available for a couple days – I just didn’t get around to typing this up.) You can download it here and read about the features here.Read all of the documentation here and take a video tour of 6.5 here.
Netbeans encompasses a wide range of languages and platforms. One that is missing if you look at the features is Python – but there is and early access release available with python support for 6.5. I cannot wait until this is mature – I think I will have reached a point where I can use a single ide for every situation where I think an ide is appropriate.
Netbeans 6.5 beta is available for download now. The list of features is just incredible. Every release just impresses me more. I think when I shuffle on out of DBA land, and have time to write more code, I may be able to get away with using netbeans for all development. Nice.
Below this is text from their announcement listing new/major features, etc. It does a lot more than what is in this list – but this hits a lot of things that maybe people don’t realize is there.
I don’t usually cross-post between my blogs. But I’m doing so here for a couple reasons. One is that the posts I’m going to mention would fit in really well over here – usually I don’t have stuff that I’m torn on where to post it. The second is that I don’t allow comments over there – for a host of reasons. But I’d like something up here in case someone reads and wants to discuss.
Basically I have been and will be writing down my thoughts in regards to mission/ministry and technology. The first is here, Connections Part 1 and the second is here, Connections Part 2. I’m just getting started but thought I’d point it out now.
