UUID to BIN: problematic & solutions, POC

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I recently tested MariaDB’s plugin architecture to add functions for UUIDs. My friend Daniël took a look at the GitHub repo and left me some insightful comments, which I addressed in issue #1. If you know me, you may know…

MariaDB UUID functions plugin

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At the end of my first day at MariaDB, I wanted to investigate a bit on how easy it is to extend MariaDB Server with extensions. As for MySQL, MariaDB can be extended with plugins. MariaDB has no component infrastructure,…

I joined the MariaDB Foundation

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Last Friday was my last day at Oracle. Today is my first day at MariaDB.org! Of course, this move is a big surprise for many people, but not for me, and it might not be for those following the MySQL…

Native Password Legacy for 9.6

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In the previous article, I shared a solution for people who want to try the latest and greatest MySQL version. We just released MySQL Innovation 9.6, and for those willing to test it with their old application and require the…

Old app, new database… am I screwed?

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Who has never encountered a customer who, for all sorts of reasons (valid or not), was unable to update an application and therefore could no longer connect to the latest versions of MySQL? Or worse still, data that is shared…