Making MySQL More Shell Like: Jeremy has come up with a patch for the mysql client that adds cd (instead of use) to change to a different database and ls (instead of show tables) to list all of the tables in the current database.
Needed: A Relational Database for ‘Normal’ People: David Coursey of eWeek wants to know why there are no relational database building apps for normal people. Specifically he complains about many to many relationship issues. My gut reaction is that this isn’t likely to happen because of the inherent complications involved with correctly designing a database (you are remembering to normalize your design aren’t you?). Even people who really know databases have to put in time analyzing requirements before coming up with a good database design.