raoulman.bsky.social - Profile | ThreadSky | a Reddit-style client for Bluesky

Quit Shiny Object Syndrome Something I had to teach myself from stopping is being like a dog chasing squirrels. I would start researching a topic and stumble upon a new interesting method. Next thing you know I would be busy half a day in a rabbit hole of that new method. (1/2)

submitted 20 hours ago • 1 comment

I used to chase every new tool, thinking it would make me a better Oracle dev. But real growth came when I stopped bad habits instead. Here are 5 things I quit that changed everything. www.linkedin.com/posts/mraoul... What’s one thing you stopped doing that made you better?

submitted 1 day ago • 0 comments

I used to chase every new tool, thinking it would make me a better Oracle dev. But real growth came when I stopped bad habits instead. Here are 5 things I quit that changed everything. medium.com/@mraoul/stop... What’s one thing you stopped doing that made you better?

submitted 2 days ago • 0 comments

I wonder if but also fear that AI wil halt innovation.

submitted 4 days ago • 0 comments

What’s one non-negotiable for you this week?

submitted 8 days ago • 0 comments

Surah Al-Isra 17:26-27 – “And do not spend wastefully. Indeed, the wasteful are brothers of the devils, and ever has Satan been to his Lord ungrateful.”

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

Proverbs 21:20 – “The wise store up choice food and olive oil, but fools gulp theirs down.”

submitted 10 days ago • 0 comments

5 ants rented an appartement with other 5 ants. Now they are tenants.

submitted 11 days ago • 0 comments

The difference between who you are and who you want to be is what you do, not what you say.

submitted 13 days ago • 0 comments

After sharing my previous article, I received an insightful tip from Wilko van der Hoorn: Make your function deterministic for better performance. So I decided to put it to the test. The results? A clear improvement in query performance! www.linkedin.com/posts/mraoul...

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

You are your longest commitment. Invest in yourself.

submitted 15 days ago • 0 comments

After sharing my previous article, I received an insightful tip from Wilko van der Hoorn: Make your function deterministic for better performance. So I decided to put it to the test. The results? A clear improvement in query performance! medium.com/@mraoul/boos...

submitted 16 days ago • 0 comments

Everybody has the same amount of time but different priorities

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

No one comes up with a good idea if they are being chased by a tiger

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

But as for those who believe and do good works We shall bring them into gardens underneath which rivers flow, wherein they will abide for ever.

submitted 18 days ago • 0 comments

Good Artists Copy, Great Coders Steal — Here’s My Latest “Theft” Oracle SQL doesn’t allow direct use of package constants in queries, but you can work around it by wrapping them in functions. medium.com/@mraoul/good...

submitted 20 days ago • 0 comments

Love your neighbor

submitted 22 days ago • 0 comments

And seek forgiveness of Allah. Lo! Allah is ever Forgiving, Merciful.

submitted 25 days ago • 0 comments

Je hoeft niet perfect te zijn, jezelf zijn is goed genoeg.

submitted 26 days ago • 0 comments

Have you asked yourself “how am I?”

submitted 27 days ago • 0 comments

Fresh Video! Dig around enough inside the database, and you'll find a fascinating array of specialized hints that allow you to make fine grained adjustments to the optimizer. But is that really a good idea? youtu.be/nijudqAjlOU

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

“Don’t worry about other people’s opinions of you. God never told you to impress people; only to love them.”– Dave Willis

submitted 28 days ago • 0 comments

O ye who believe! When ye go forth (to fight) in the way of Allah, be careful to discriminate, Sura An-Nisa (4:94)

submitted 29 days ago • 0 comments

Not everyone is running on the same track. Some are walking on a dirt road, and some are running on pavement.

submitted 31 days ago • 1 comment

When we have health we have a thousand wishes, without we have one: to get it back.

submitted 31 days ago • 0 comments

submitted 32 days ago • 0 comments

Yesterday I had to honestly look at myself and answer some really hard questions. Like "what did you not achieve last year? What holds you back from achieving it? What within you?"

submitted 33 days ago • 0 comments

Working on different projects and struggling to keep sentiment of the users positive all around. They all want their stories done tomorrow.

submitted 35 days ago • 0 comments

I got really inspired working this Saturday. Wondering if I should do it more often.

submitted 37 days ago • 0 comments

Yesterday I leaned that the failures in a specific area in our life are less than the successes. But we feel failures much more and that it's why we think our life is worse than it actually is. I stacked all my successes and failures of the last year and surprised to see the truth.

submitted 39 days ago • 0 comments

What your not changing your choosing

submitted 42 days ago • 0 comments

Still using separate INSERT and UPDATE queries? ✅ The Oracle MERGE statement combines them into one efficient operation! In my latest article, I break down 4 key reasons to use MERGE. 📖 Read it here 👉 tiny.cc/i8d8001 💬 Are you using MERGE in your projects? What’s your experience? Drop a comment!

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

Once you start Learning the ‘L’ becomes silent.

submitted 46 days ago • 0 comments

You can't worry and pray at the same time. So if you start to worry why not pray?

submitted 47 days ago • 0 comments

Als je meer werkt ga je meer geld maken. Want als je werkt heb je geen tijd om geld uit te geven.

submitted 51 days ago • 0 comments

I have heard "If it isn't a hell yes, then it's a no". I could see the reasoning, but then I thought: you would never step outside of your comfort zone. Where is the nuance in the hell yes rule?

submitted 55 days ago • 0 comments

Saving money won't make you rich, but it will create the space for you to start creating value

submitted 67 days ago • 0 comments

Me to me this year: Stop buying stuff because it's on sale

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

youtube.com/clip/UgkxTf8...

submitted 69 days ago • 0 comments

Whoso obeyeth Allah and His messenger, He will make him enter Gardens underneath which rivers flow, where such will dwell for ever. That will be the great success.

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

Treat yourself to an investment: financially, educational or relationship

submitted 70 days ago • 0 comments

Are you doing what it takes or are you doing what you want?

submitted 71 days ago • 0 comments

Do what you have to do until you can do what you want to do.

submitted 72 days ago • 0 comments

Act your age? Act your wage? Act your stage?

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments

The people who deserve your respect do not care what labels you wear, they care about your results.

submitted 74 days ago • 0 comments