Repeat after me:
while (1) {
System.out.println(”Internet explorer 6 must die”);
}
Why is internet explorer so ubiquitous across all NHS organisations?
I’m currently fighting CSS, javascript and graphics transparency problems…. ARRRRGHHHHHHH!
Entries from March 2010
Invaders Internet explorer 6 must die
March 23rd, 2010 by Mark · 1 Comment
Tags: Uncategorized
Finding rows in one table not present in another table with PostgreSQL
March 6th, 2010 by Mark · 2 Comments
In implementing a comprehensive SNOMED CT browser as part of a research clinical information system, I cache the results of several processor and disk-intensive queries to speed up lookup and SNOMED CT navigation. I was finding some odd results and found that my caching was missing for several items. I needed a way of comparing [...]
Tags: Databases
Executing raw SQL with WebObjects and Project Wonder
March 6th, 2010 by Mark · No Comments
WebObjects is an extraordinarily powerful java based web-application server. On occasions, I need to execute arbitrary SQL against the underlying database. This is not necessary for most uses, but for certain batch operations it is useful.
Tags: WebObjects
Recursive SQL with PostgreSQL 8.4
March 4th, 2010 by Mark · No Comments
Representing hierarchical data in a relational database is easy. For instance, modelling the contents of a filesystem with directories and subdirectories is straightforward using self-joins on a parent key. The root node(s) are represented as those without a parent. Such a model is useful for modelling other types of data - in particular, hierarchies in [...]
More posts
March 4th, 2010 by Mark · 1 Comment
After a long hiatus while we both finish our theses (one of us [1] more successfully than the other) and obtain substantive posts (one of us [2] more successfully than the other), we are keen to restart regular nerdy medical technology posts.
Welcome back!
(1) Completed his MD in 2008
(2) This is not necessarily the same person