Checking the sequences status on a single pass

It is quite simple to wrap a couple of queries in a function to have a glance at all the sequences and their cycling status.

Happy Birthday Java!

Java has just turned 24 years old. Happy Birthday Java!

FizzBuzz (in both plpgsql and SQL)

While listening to a great talk by Benno Rice, I was pointed to the FizzBuzz alghortim. How hard could it be to implement it using PostgreSQL?

The MOO (best colleague ever)

The Moo always reminds me about a nice colleague I had…

Normalize to save space

It is no surprise at all: a normalized database requires less space on disk than a not-normalized one.