--- title: Blog | QuasarDB | user (5) description: (5) --- [![Quasar](https://blog.quasar.ai/hubfs/logo-1.svg?t=1538728673587)](https://quasardb.net/) - [What is Quasar?](https://quasar.ai/what-is-quasar/) - [Deployment & Pricing](https://quasar.ai/deployment-pricing/) - [Blog & News](https://quasar.ai/blog-news/) - Company - [About us](https://quasar.ai/about/) - [Contact us](https://quasar.ai/contact/) - [Support & Services](https://quasar.ai/support-services/) - [Documentation](https://doc.quasardb.net/master/) # Blog ## user ### Recent Posts [![qdb_logo_black_square_x400](https://blog.quasar.ai/hubfs/qdb_logo_black_square_x400.jpg)](https://blog.quasar.ai/2010/04/18/setting-up-a-high-performance-wordpress-server) ## [Setting up a high performance wordpress server](https://blog.quasar.ai/2010/04/18/setting-up-a-high-performance-wordpress-server) Posted by [user](https://blog.quasar.ai/author/user) on 18 Apr 2010 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Our website isn't critical, in the sense that, if the website goes down, our operations remain unaffected. However, lately, the website was becoming extremely slow and it was turning into bad publicity. [Read More](https://blog.quasar.ai/2010/04/18/setting-up-a-high-performance-wordpress-server) Tags: [freebsd](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/freebsd), [memcached](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/memcached), [mysql](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/mysql), [nginx](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/nginx), [Uncategorized](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/uncategorized), [wordpress](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/wordpress) [![qdb_logo_black_square_x400](https://blog.quasar.ai/hubfs/qdb_logo_black_square_x400.jpg)](https://blog.quasar.ai/2010/03/16/boostcon-2010) ## [BoostCon 2010](https://blog.quasar.ai/2010/03/16/boostcon-2010) Posted by [user](https://blog.quasar.ai/author/user) on 16 Mar 2010 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) The [BoostCon](http://www.boostcon.com/) is a [Boost](http://www.boost.org) centric conference, but it's actually much more than that. It's probably the best C++ conference in the world. [Read More](https://blog.quasar.ai/2010/03/16/boostcon-2010) Tags: [boost](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/boost), [boostcon](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/boostcon), [c++](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/c), [Uncategorized](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/uncategorized) [![qdb_logo_black_square_x400](https://blog.quasar.ai/hubfs/qdb_logo_black_square_x400.jpg)](https://blog.quasar.ai/2010/01/03/security-through-deception) ## [Security through deception](https://blog.quasar.ai/2010/01/03/security-through-deception) Posted by [user](https://blog.quasar.ai/author/user) on 03 Jan 2010 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) > In battle, use direct forces to match the enemy and use indirect forces to win the enemy.-Sun Tzu [Read More](https://blog.quasar.ai/2010/01/03/security-through-deception) Tags: [Security](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/security), [copy protection](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/copy-protection), [reverse engineering](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/reverse-engineering), [Uncategorized](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/uncategorized) [![le_vin_qui_plait](https://blog.quasar.ai/hubfs/le_vin_qui_plait.jpg)](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/12/23/a-thing-that-really-improves-code-quality) ## [A thing that really improves code quality](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/12/23/a-thing-that-really-improves-code-quality) Posted by [user](https://blog.quasar.ai/author/user) on 23 Dec 2009 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Why increase quality? One good reason: costs reduction. There are many others, but this one is important enough. [Read More](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/12/23/a-thing-that-really-improves-code-quality) Tags: [programming](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/programming), [projects](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/projects), [quality](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/quality), [Uncategorized](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/uncategorized), [unit testing](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/unit-testing) [![qdb_logo_black_square_x400](https://blog.quasar.ai/hubfs/qdb_logo_black_square_x400.jpg)](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/12/18/you-can-also-do-that-kind-of-things-in-haskell) ## [You can also do that kind of things in Haskell](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/12/18/you-can-also-do-that-kind-of-things-in-haskell) Posted by [user](https://blog.quasar.ai/author/user) on 18 Dec 2009 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Following up on the discussion about programming languages, I wanted to share with you a [demo](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demo_(computer_programming)) made in [Haskell](http://www.haskell.org/) (demos are generally written in C, C++ or even assembly language). [Read More](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/12/18/you-can-also-do-that-kind-of-things-in-haskell) Tags: [demo](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/demo), [haskell](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/haskell), [Uncategorized](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/uncategorized) [![qdb_logo_black_square_x400](https://blog.quasar.ai/hubfs/qdb_logo_black_square_x400.jpg)](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/08/31/smart-pointers-are-overused) ## [Smart pointers are overused](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/08/31/smart-pointers-are-overused) Posted by [user](https://blog.quasar.ai/author/user) on 31 Aug 2009 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) Smart pointers have become the premium choice for memory management in C++. This is everything but odd, when you come to think of it. [Read More](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/08/31/smart-pointers-are-overused) Tags: [boost](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/boost), [c++](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/c), [memory](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/memory), [smart pointers](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/smart-pointers), [stl](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/stl), [Uncategorized](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/uncategorized) [![qdb_logo_black_square_x400](https://blog.quasar.ai/hubfs/qdb_logo_black_square_x400.jpg)](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/08/20/unit-tests-the-obvious-the-bad-and-the-good) ## [Unit tests: the obvious, the bad and the good](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/08/20/unit-tests-the-obvious-the-bad-and-the-good) Posted by [user](https://blog.quasar.ai/author/user) on 20 Aug 2009 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) A while ago I technically screened a developer for one of our biggest client. This developer was a huge fan of unit testing. Whatever software puzzle I submitted could be solved with an unit test. [Read More](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/08/20/unit-tests-the-obvious-the-bad-and-the-good) Tags: [agile](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/agile), [Uncategorized](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/uncategorized), [unit testing](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/unit-testing) [![IMG_0575](https://blog.quasar.ai/hubfs/IMG_0575.jpg)](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/07/28/the-ultimate-secret-of-successful-projects) ## [The ultimate secret of successful projects](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/07/28/the-ultimate-secret-of-successful-projects) Posted by [user](https://blog.quasar.ai/author/user) on 28 Jul 2009 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) I'm obsessed with theorizing everything in life. That can be a good thing, and that can be a bad thing. When you know how to stop, I found it can be quite a strength. [Read More](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/07/28/the-ultimate-secret-of-successful-projects) Tags: [agile](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/agile), [lean](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/lean), [management](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/management), [organization](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/organization), [recruitment](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/recruitment), [scrum](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/scrum), [toyota](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/toyota), [Uncategorized](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/uncategorized) [![qdb_logo_black_square_x400](https://blog.quasar.ai/hubfs/qdb_logo_black_square_x400.jpg)](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/07/05/what-is-heap-fragmentation) ## [What is heap fragmentation ?](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/07/05/what-is-heap-fragmentation) Posted by [user](https://blog.quasar.ai/author/user) on 05 Jul 2009 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) > Let me tell you why you're here. You're here because you know something. What you know you can't explain, but you feel it. You've felt it your entire life, that there's something wrong with the world. You don't know what it is, but it's there, like a splinter in your mind, driving you mad. It is this feeling that has brought you to me. You want to know what is heap fragmentation. [Read More](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/07/05/what-is-heap-fragmentation) Tags: [boost](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/boost), [c++](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/c), [heap](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/heap), [Uncategorized](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/uncategorized), [virtual memory](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/virtual-memory) [![qdb_logo_black_square_x400](https://blog.quasar.ai/hubfs/qdb_logo_black_square_x400.jpg)](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/06/14/reducing-heap-pressure) ## [Reducing heap pressure](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/06/14/reducing-heap-pressure) Posted by [user](https://blog.quasar.ai/author/user) on 14 Jun 2009 - [Tweet](https://twitter.com/share) C++ is the world of do-it-yourself memory management. When discussing programming with someone, as I reach the point where I tell that I mainly work with C++ the first thing I hear is *"Oh... But you have to deallocate memory yourself... That's so cumbersome and obsolete!"* [Read More](https://blog.quasar.ai/2009/06/14/reducing-heap-pressure) Tags: [boost](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/boost), [c++](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/c), [heap](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/heap), [pool](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/pool), [Uncategorized](https://blog.quasar.ai/tag/uncategorized) [Previous](https://blog.quasar.ai/author/user/page/4) [All posts](https://blog.quasar.ai/all) [Next](https://blog.quasar.ai/author/user/page/6) - [![QuasarDB](https://blog.quasar.ai/hubfs/logo-1.svg?t=1539155681377)](https://quasardb.net/) - [What is Quasar?](https://quasar.ai/what-is-quasar/) - [Deployment & Pricing](https://quasar.ai/deployment-pricing/) - [Blog & News](https://quasar.ai/blog-news/) - [Support & Services](https://quasar.ai/support-services/) - [Documentation](https://doc.quasardb.net/master/) - [About Us](https://quasar.ai/about/) - [Contact us](https://quasar.ai/contact/) - - - - © Copyright 2026 QuasarDB. 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