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A Visual Explanation of SQL Joins

I thought Ligaya Turmelle's post on SQL joins [http://www.khankennels.com/blog/index.php/archives/2007/04/20/getting-joins] was a great primer for novice developers. Since SQL joins appear to be set-based, the use of Venn diagrams [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venn_diagram] to explain

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Computer Languages aren't Human Languages

Though I've become agnostic about the utterly meaningless non-choice between VB.NET and C#, the inherited syntax of C leaves a lot to be desired, in my opinion. And not just in the case sensitivity department. Daniel Appleman, in his excellent e-book, VB.NET or C#, Which to