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Meta-moderation was indeed a big part of it, and something I never saw _anywhere_ else.

I found SQL Antipatterns by Bill Karwin to be a great book on the topic of patterns and best practices with SQL. As a bonus, it's relatively platform agnostic if I recall correctly…

SQL uses a natural language syntax. Regarding your first question - In English, most people would agree that "grab the beer from the fridge" is more natural than "from the fridge g…

You basically described Lean Manufacturing, one of the direct inspirations for Agile software development practices... so I guess we're going full circle now.

I mostly agree with you, but I need to be a bit pedantic and point out that a boycott is voting with your wallet. It's better, actually, because you vote with your wallet and tell …

Actually I believe you aren't even legally obligated to return them, whether they pay for shipping or not. This is to prevent mail fraud (someone sending something and then invoici…