Greg Wilson
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20 years 3 monthsGreg Wilson’s book Data Crunching was published by the Pragmatic Bookshelf in April 2005. He received a PhD in computer science from the University of Edinburgh in 1993 and is now a freelance software developer, a contributing editor at Doctor Dobb's Journal, and an adjunct professor in computer science at the University of Toronto.
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How to Merge XML Data with a Database In his article "Data Crunching Tips and Techniques," Greg Wilson taught us how to translate legacy data into XML. In the second half, he explains how to merge new data into an existing database. Developers will always face these types of data crunching problems, and knowing the standard data crunching tools can save you a lot of time. Greg also shares the basic knowledge about relational databases that every developer should possess. |
| Data Crunching Tips and Techniques Data crunching is probably the least glamorous part of our jobs, but it has to be done. Someone will always need to recycle legacy code, translate files from one vendor's proprietary binary format into XML, check the integrity of configuration files, or search Web logs to see how many people have downloaded the latest release of the product. Knowing how to compile this data with the least amount of effort can be crucial to a project's success or failure. In this week's column, Greg Wilson looks at some of the existing tools and techniques used to crunch data more efficiently and productively. |