Monthly Archives: September 2010

Technical People Should Blog

Posted on September 13, 2010 by way0utwest

I ran across a great blog titled: Post 300 or why all developers should be blogging. The reasons given in the articles are great, and I think they apply to all technical people. You will learn by blogging, and you … Continue reading →

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Searching for Plans

Posted on September 13, 2010 by way0utwest

I was re-reading Conor Cunningham’s “Does Join Order Matter?” recently and found this quote in the post that stood out. As an aside, read this post. It’s fantastic. “…SQL Server’s QP is actually not set up to give you the … Continue reading →

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Is Your Database “Web-Scale”?

Posted on September 10, 2010 by way0utwest

It’s not safe for work (NSFW), so be sure that you’ve implemented a cone of silence as appropriate for your environment. It’s a parody of the Evo v iPhone video (also NSFW), this time looking at NoSQL and MongoDB v … Continue reading →

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Goal Update – Misc accomplishments

Posted on September 10, 2010 by way0utwest

I have been trying to better track my goals this year, and find myself failing at some, exceeding at others. I’m not sure if that means that I did a poor job setting goals, or that I’m not so good … Continue reading →

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