First off, from MySQL.com this morning - they have released the latest development version of their amazingly popular database server (back on the 1st, but oh well) - and have it availible for download from their download pages as well as a Changelog for the differences between versions. Please note, this is not a stable release, but a development release. Thanks to Steffen for pointing this one out...

And, secondly , from the fine folks at Builder.com we have a new article that talks about counting lines of code to help measure progress. Basically, it's one developer's idea that has changed over time about counting the lines of code that someone produces as a measure of their productivity. At first, her believed that it was a bad thing to just count the lines since quantity != quality, but over time, his opinion changed.
Also, I realized that my resistance to counting the lines of code I produced was not based on facts but rather on the feeling that I would be considered less productive if I spent time on design, meetings, and so forth. But when I gave it more thought, it seemed silly not to count lines of code.
Overall, I think I'm still in his first frame of mind. Yes, I can understand his point that lines of code sometimes can be a good gauge of how much work is being done, but I know enough of my code and enough about my style of coding to know that it's not all about quantity - there has to be a balance.