May 24, 2012

Comment: When should you store serialized objects in the database?

James, I don’t dispute that you are getting those sorts of numbers. A better question would be could you have achieved the same without doing it. The problem with going to too much complexity (as in the link to Peter’s KISS KISS KISS post) is the operational overhead that can come with it.

Post: When should you store serialized objects in the database?

… such decisions for yourself I would recommend reading Peter’s KISS KISS KISS post.

Post: KISS KISS KISS

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Post: Resyncing table on MySQL Slave

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