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Relational Databases

In a previous post, I referred to relational databases. I talked about how WordPress is using MySQL and that MySQL is a relational database management system but I didn’t have a clear picture about what a relational database management system is. With this post, I want to do a deep dive into the world of relational database management systems to get a better understanding of this cornerstone in technological advancement. Yes, in my opinion, it is a cornerstone: without it, we would not be where we are now and we would not be able to take the next big steps in technological developments of the web.

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23 September 2021
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Internet Basics – Hypertext, HTTP, URL and URI

In my journey to get a better understanding of how current web-based technology works, I run into a lot of technical terms. A lot of terms are abbreviations and known to me but if I start thinking about these terms (for instance HTTP) I have no idea what it precisely does and why it’s used. To get a better understanding of all this terminology and its use, I decided to write down these terms now and then and explain them in one of my posts. The first items I would like to dive into are the key concepts of the web: Hypertext, HTTP(S) and URI/URL/URN.

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29 August 2021
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Building a blog – Part 2

In the first part about building a blog, I discussed the first steps you have to take before starting to build the blog itself: acquiring a domain name and a host. In this part, I will continue to show you my journey and explorations in the world of building a website. For myself, it was important to at least get a bit of understanding of how everything works and mainly to answer my question: “what kind of technology is behind the fact that building a website is so easy nowadays?”. You don’t have to be a wizkid anymore with insane programming skills to build a great website and I wanted to know why.

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22 August 2021