Conversation with Jim Starkey at a future mysql meetup

I finally bumped into Jim this morning at the MySQL UC and had a chance to talk with him. The initial conversation was about the meetup, which he gracefully agreed to come to sometime this summer (July/August). Beyond that was a great conversation about where MySQL is now, where Falcon fits in, and some of Jim’s ideas about a variety of things including DBAs, stored procedures, data types, and the SQL standard. He’s got some refreshing views on database technology and is an enjoyable person to talk with. This interview from 2003 captures a bit of Jim’s approach to database problems.

I echo what I’ve heard other folks say, it’s good to have Jim working with MySQL.

So look for Jim Starkey coming to Boston this summer. I’ll see what I can do about getting a better video setup going.

[ED: Blog author Mike Kruckenberg]