人们并不懒惰。他们只是有无力的目标——也就是说,目标没有激励他们。
数据库是企业中最重要的软件,而企业中最重要的软件是数据库。数据库是所有应用程序的基础。数据库是应用程序的心脏,而应用程序是业务的心脏。性能的关键是将热数据保存在内存中。数据库的未来在云端。数据是新的石油。它很有价值,但如果未经提炼,它就不能真正被使用。它必须被转化为气体、塑料、化学品等,以创造一个有价值的实体,推动有利可图的活动;所以数据必须被分解、分析,才能有价值。编程语言中最重要的东西是名字。没有好名字的语言不会成功。我最近发明了一个非常好的名字,现在我正在寻找一种合适的语言。预测未来的最好方法就是发明它。数据库中最重要的东西是数据模型。如果你把数据模型做对了,其他一切都会随之而来。
Looking back at the 21-year-old that I was at graduation, is a slightly uncomfortable experience for the 42-year-old that she has become. Half my lifetime ago, I was striking an uneasy balance between the ambition I had for myself, and what those closest to me expected of me.
A mathematician's work is mostly a solitary pursuit, but it is also deeply collaborative.
韩寒:“其实说穿了,教师只是一种职业,是养家糊口的一个途径,和出租车司机,清洁工没有本质的区别。”
The greatest enemy of knowledge is not ignorance, it is the illusion of knowledge.
The light is what guides you home, the warmth is what keeps you there.