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Monthly Archives: August 2014
Happy Labor Day 2014
Happy Labor Day to everyone. It’s a holiday in the US, so a break from labor for many of us, but those of you outside the US are probably hard at work, so I hope you have a very productive, … Continue reading
DevConnections 2014
I live on a small ranch in Colorado. It’s a working ranch where we board horses, and my wife trains both horses and people. There’s a lot of work to be done at the ranch, and both me and the … Continue reading
Hooks
I read this sentence recently, and it really caught my eye, mostly because I’ve rarely seen hooks being built into the software systems that I’ve written, or that have been deployed to my production systems. “A quick chat with your … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial
Tagged administration, software development, sql server
The Time Machine: Four Things I’ll Tell Steve Jones
I was tagged by Mike Walsh recently in a blog post he wrote about 4 Attitudes he wished he’d had earlier in his career. It’s always interesting to look back at the past and think about how things might have … Continue reading
I did my part – Helping others
Let’s raise some money, people. TL;DR Donate to Doctors Without Borders, the Argenis Without Borders campaign. What started out as a joke has grown, and we’re really looking to raise some money for this charity. I did my part I … Continue reading
Posted in Blog
Tagged Humor, misc, syndicated
Reverse Engineering Disasters
If you are responsible for managing systems, you should have some sort of disaster recovery plan. Even if you are only managing the one system you carry with you on a regular basis, you should ask the question: What would it … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial
Tagged administration, disaster recovery, software development
Better Presentations–Hide those Windows
This is part of a series of tips for speakers to make your presentations better. I wanted to give some specific SQL Server presentation items that have bothered me recently. These aren’t big things, but they do cause problems for attendees, … Continue reading
Smooth Database Deployment at SQL in the City 2014
One of the themes at Red Gate Software this year has been “ship often, ship safe”. Actually, that’s been a theme (and goal) for us the last few years as we’ve learned how to build software faster, maintain quality, and get features … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial
Tagged software development, SQL in the City
Making Better Presentations–Tips and Tricks
I give a lot of presentations each year. I am constantly trying to improve my presentation skills to continue to get invitations to speak, to represent my employer well, and to ensure attendees are interested and learn a few things. … Continue reading
Testing is Your Best Investment
I signed up for the FlowCon 2014 conference in San Francisco this September. It’s a two day event about software development and how we can do better. My job is starting to encompass more work in this area, and I’m excited to … Continue reading
Posted in Editorial
Tagged software development, testing