by Thomas Otter | November 21, 2009 | 5 Comments
No, Time, thou shalt not boast that I do change:Thy pyramids built up with newer mightTo me are nothing novel, nothing strange;They are but dressings of a former sight.Our dates are brief, and therefore we admireWhat thou dost foist upon us that is old;And rather make them born to our desireThan think that we [...]
Category: software industry Tags: sales, shakespeare, software
by Thomas Otter | November 8, 2009 | 3 Comments
I’ve been trying to get to grips with in-memory databases. Seems the bard beat me to it. (image via wikipedia, thanks) Thy gift, thy tables, are within my brainFull charactered with lasting memory,Which shall above that idle rank remain,Beyond all date, even to eternity:Or, at the least, so long as brain and heartHave faculty by [...]
Category: software design Tags: databases, shakespeare, sonnets
