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Can AI really hold its own as a coding partner?

Chris Brewer — Tue, 28 Oct 2025 12:11:55 +0000

My curiosity got the best of me: can AI really hold its own as a coding partner? Can it perform at the level of a senior developer—making architectural decisions, interpreting requirements, and writing production-grade code—or is it only suited to junior-level work (if that)? I wanted answers. I had no idea how deep the rabbit […]

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MariaDB and the mysterious #mysql50#.rocksdb

Chris Brewer — Mon, 13 Apr 2020 18:29:16 +0000

If you’re using MariaDB you may be wondering why #mysql50#.rocksdb is listed with a “SHOW DATABASES;” This database is associated with the rocksdb-storage-engine. I am investigating further.

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Remove MySQL from Mac OS X

Chris Brewer — Wed, 06 Oct 2010 13:45:46 +0000

I wanted to test the new MySQL 5.5.6 on Mac OS X 10.6.4. It’s got problems, so I chose to downgrade to the current stable release of MySQL (5.1.51-community). I ran into bad news though, as the installer refused to progress, complaining that a newer version was already installed. Here’s how I got rid of […]

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