The Music Makers Podcast - 008 - Entreporn: The Fallacy That Wastes Your Life @aarondfrancis

Uploaded December 2020 | Updated September 2026, 2 days ago

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Everyone has an idea for the next billion dollar business, but a vanishingly small number of people will actually create a billion dollar business. All that dreaming doesn't actually get you anywhere. I'm going to encourage you to think smaller, think more realistic.

Like your parents always said, "Dream small, kid."

The talk by David Heinemeier Hansson can be found here: youtube.com/watch?v=0CDXJ6bMkMY

This article was written by Justin Vincent (twitter.com/justinvincent), and can be found at justinvincent.com/page/1392/entreporn-the-fallacy-that-wastes-your-life.

The Music Makers Podcast - 008 - Entreporn: The Fallacy That Wastes Your Life

$Ruby on Rails + SQLite with Stephen Margheim Want to learn more about SQLite? Check out the full course: https://highperformancesqlite.com/ In this episode of Database School, I sit down with Stephen Margheim, a Rails and SQLite expert, to explore his unique journey from academia to software development. We dive deep into the challenges and solutions he encountered while optimizing SQLite for Rails, including his work on reducing database locked errors and improving performance for production environments. Get your free SQLite reference guide: https://highperformancesqlite.com/products/sqlite-reference-guide Follow Aaron: Twitter: https://twitter.com/aarondfrancis LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/aarondfrancis Website: https://aaronfrancis.com - find articles, podcasts, courses, and more. Follow Stephen: Stephen on Twitter: https://twitter.com/fractaledmind Stephens blog: https://fractaledmind.github.io/ Stephens book: https://fractaledmind.gumroad.com/l/sqlite-on-rails Featured in this episode: Database school on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLI72dgeNJtzqElnNB6sQoAn2R-F3Vqm15 Database school audio only: https://databaseschool.com Aarons conference talk: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2YaEtaXYVtI Chapters: 00:00 Introduction to Database School 00:22 Meet Stephen Marg: Rails and SQLite Guru 01:12 Stephens Journey: From Academia to Rails 03:00 Discovering Rails: A Non-Traditional Path 07:04 Why SQLite? Stephen’s Perspective 10:18 Rails and SQLite: The Perfect Pairing 13:41 The Importance of Operational Simplicity 19:43 Overcoming SQLite Challenges in Rails 30:00 The Future of Rails with SQLite 36:02 Stephen’s Passion for Writing and Community 41:01 Technical Deep Dive: SQLites Busy Handler 55:14 Solving the Backoff Problem in SQLite 01:10:58 Future Goals: Simplifying Deployment and Zero Downtime Migrations 01:20:11 Final Thoughts$

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