Tag

#migration

21 entries across blog, tutorials, videos, podcasts, and code.

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  June 10, 2026 Blog

  Why We Run Multiple LLMs (and Make Them Argue)

  One model gives you one confident answer. The problem is "confident" and "correct" aren't the same word.

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  June 10, 2026 Tutorial

  DB2 → PostgreSQL: A Worked Example

  A worked DB2 to PostgreSQL example: FETCH FIRST n ROWS ONLY, SYSIBM.SYSDUMMY1, VALUES quirks, identity columns, and SQL/PL to PL/pgSQL patterns.

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  June 10, 2026 Tutorial

  Moving and assessing Oracle application code to Postgres using Swordfish

  Drive the Swordfish web UI through a full Oracle to Postgres assessment of the HR demo: read the grade, find the critical PL/SQL findings, turn 336 findings into a plan.

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  June 9, 2026 Tutorial

  Moving and assessing MySQL application code to Postgres using Swordfish

  Drive the Swordfish terminal UI through a full MySQL → Postgres assessment of a real PHP app — find the embedded SQL, read what breaks, export the plan.

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  June 8, 2026 Blog

  Heuristics + AI: Why Deterministic Rules Come First

  The cheapest, most accurate part of Swordfish doesn't use AI at all. That's not an accident.

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  June 8, 2026 Tutorial

  SQL Server → PostgreSQL: A Worked Example

  A worked SQL Server to PostgreSQL example: TOP, IDENTITY, GETDATE/ISNULL/LEN, bracket identifiers, MERGE, and READ UNCOMMITTED habits.

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  June 6, 2026 Blog

  The Stuff That Isn't in the Code: Inferred Knowledge and Why Migrations Lose It

  Your application knows things it never wrote down. The migration is where it forgets.

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  June 6, 2026 Tutorial

  MySQL → PostgreSQL: A Worked Example

  A worked MySQL to PostgreSQL example: AUTO_INCREMENT, backtick identifiers, ENUM, ON DUPLICATE KEY, GROUP BY ordering, and the dump-to-PG rewrite path.

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  June 5, 2026 Blog

  A Tour of the Swordfish Sample Apps (and What Breaks in Each)

  The hardest part of evaluating a database migration tool is finding something honest to point it at.

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  June 3, 2026 Blog

  Swordfish: A Harness for Your Copilot, Not Migration-in-a-Box

  We're not trying to replace your LLM. We're trying to make it stop guessing.

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  June 3, 2026 Tutorial

  Oracle → PostgreSQL: A Worked Example

  A worked Oracle to PostgreSQL example: the constructs Swordfish flags most (CONNECT BY, ROWNUM, NVL, packages), the recommended PG/EPAS change, and the human-review step.

• June 2, 2026 Code

  mega-app — Oracle multi-language order management

  A Java · Go · Python · PHP multi-language order management on Oracle, built to break the way real migrations do. A Swordfish Sample App for testing the Oracle→PostgreSQL assessment.

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  June 1, 2026 Blog

  Why Database Migrations Are a Developer Problem

  The schema is the easy part. The code is where migrations go to die.

• June 1, 2026 Code

  ecommerce-php — MySQL e-commerce storefront

  A PHP 8 e-commerce storefront on MySQL, built to break the way real migrations do. A Swordfish Sample App for testing the MySQL→PostgreSQL assessment.

• May 31, 2026 Code

  api-node — MySQL mobile & social REST API

  A Node.js · Express mobile & social REST API on MySQL, built to break the way real migrations do. A Swordfish Sample App for testing the MySQL→PostgreSQL assessment.

• May 30, 2026 Code

  hr-dotnet — SQL Server HR & payroll

  A C# · .NET 8 HR & payroll on SQL Server, built to break the way real migrations do. A Swordfish Sample App for testing the SQL Server→PostgreSQL assessment.

• May 29, 2026 Code

  etl-python — SQL Server data-warehouse ETL

  A Python · pyodbc data-warehouse ETL on SQL Server, built to break the way real migrations do. A Swordfish Sample App for testing the SQL Server→PostgreSQL assessment.

• May 28, 2026 Code

  claims-java — IBM DB2 insurance claims

  A Java · JDBC insurance claims on IBM DB2, built to break the way real migrations do. A Swordfish Sample App for testing the IBM DB2→PostgreSQL assessment.

• May 27, 2026 Code

  actuarial-python — IBM DB2 actuarial analytics

  A Python · ibm_db actuarial analytics on IBM DB2, built to break the way real migrations do. A Swordfish Sample App for testing the IBM DB2→PostgreSQL assessment.

• May 26, 2026 Code

  trading-java — Sybase ASE trading & settlement

  A Java · JDBC trading & settlement on Sybase ASE, built to break the way real migrations do. A Swordfish Sample App for testing the Sybase ASE→PostgreSQL assessment.

• May 25, 2026 Code

  risk-python — Sybase ASE risk reporting

  A Python risk reporting on Sybase ASE, built to break the way real migrations do. A Swordfish Sample App for testing the Sybase ASE→PostgreSQL assessment.