James is a published author with multiple pop-history and science books to his name. He specializes in history, space, strange science, and anything out of the ordinary.View full profile James is a ...

Have you ever stared at a massive dataset, only to realize it’s riddled with empty columns that serve no purpose? It’s a frustrating scenario—one that wastes time, clutters your workflow, and makes ...

Community driven content discussing all aspects of software development from DevOps to design patterns. If you plan to do database development with Java and MySQL, the first thing you’ll need to do is ...

This month MySQL turns 30. Once the bedrock of web development, MySQL remains immensely popular. But as MySQL enters its fourth decade, it ironically has sown the seeds of its own decline, especially ...

The Lake Travis ISD Board of Trustees has named Conroe ISD Superintent Curtis Null as the sole finalist to lead the Austin-area district. The board made the announcement after a special meeting ...

The big picture: Having the last name "Null" is apparently the modern equivalent of being cursed. Just ask the Nulls who endure a never-ending loop of website errors, processing failures, and customer ...

Err, sorry. Please try again. Null is the term used in computer systems the world over to indicate “no value.” That’s not the same as the number zero, mind you. It’s more like telling the computer ...

Nontra Yantaprasert couldn’t wait to take her husband’s shorter and easier-to-pronounce last name. She didn’t know what kinds of problems it would cause. His last name is Null, the same word used by ...

Game development is in a precarious place. While mainstream publishers and developers manage to get games out there, the unreasonable bar of success more often than not leads to unrealistic ...