C/C++ | 2009-10-27

Drizzle Replication – The Transaction Log

In this installment of my Drizzle Replication blog series, I’ll be talking about the Transaction Log. Before reading this entry, you may want to first read up on the Transaction […]

C/C++ | 2009-10-23

Yet Another Post on REPLACE

Sometimes, as Sergei rightly mentioned, I can be, well, “righteously indignant” about what I perceive to be a hack. In this case, after Sergei repeatedly tried to set me straight […]

C/C++ | 2009-10-22

The Deal with REPLACE .. Or Is It UPDATE?

Yesterday, I posed a question to the ZanyWeb about what exactly a REPLACE statement does behind the scenes in the storage engine. There were many excellent comments and these comments […]

Drizzle | 2009-10-21

Pop Quiz – What Does REPLACE Do?

Hi ZanyWeb. Here’s a pop quiz for you, and the answer may surprise you. The MySQL manual states the following about the REPLACE statement: REPLACE works exactly like INSERT, except […]

C/C++ | 2009-08-12

Drizzle Replication – The Command Message

IMPORTANT: This article is out of date and the replication API has been updated. Please see the follow-up article for the most up to date information! I wanted to start […]