Simulating the IBM 360/50 mainframe from its microcode

When Should You Use DESC in Indexes?

Building Setf

Issue #162

2/2/2022

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Simulating the IBM 360/50 mainframe from its microcode

Published: 25 January 2022
Tags: hardware, history, javascript, microcode


Ken Shirriff goes into depth about the history and operation of the IBM 360/50 mainframe, then describes the process of simulating it in JavaScript.


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When Should You Use DESC in Indexes?

Published: 25 January 2022
Tags: sqlserver


Brent Ozar illuminates the intricacies of using DESC in indices for SQL Server, including how they impact sorting on single and multiple columns.


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Building Setf

Published: 23 January 2022
Tags: carp


Veit Heller guides us through the thought process of implementing setf by first explaining what it is, then going through the implementation itself.


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