Simon Willison’s Weblog

Sun To Acquire MySQL. Sun also employ Josh Berkus, one of the lead developers of PostgreSQL.

# 1:55 pm / databases, josh-berkus, mysql, open-source, postgresql, sun, sunmicrosystems, tim-oreilly

Flickr: The Commons. Exciting pilot collaboration with the Library of Congress to release images with “no known copyright restrictions”. The header photo (of a bench) is one of my favourite spots in the world, in Mission Dolores Park, San Francisco.

# 9:38 pm / flickr, libraryofcongress, missiondolores, photos, publicdomain, san-francisco, the-commons

.first() and .last() methods for jQuery. I got fed up of expecting these to exist, so I wrote them as a couple of one-liner plugins.

# 9:41 pm / javascript, jquery, plugins

Django snippets: “for” template tag with support for “else” if array is empty. A neat solution to a common pattern; I’d personally like to see this included in Django proper.

# 9:42 pm / django, django-snippets, python, templating

MacHeist Bundle. Everything’s now unlocked, meaning you can pick up TaskPaper, CSSEdit, Snapz Pro X (excellent for screencasts) and Pixelmator for $49.

# 9:44 pm / cssedit, mac, macheist, osx, pixelmator, screencasts, snayzprox, software, taskpaper