Monthly Archives: February 2016

The New Operating System

Posted on February 4, 2016 by way0utwest

I often see pieces written about startup companies and the methods they use to develop software. Small companies often adapt quickly to new ideas and processes. However, many of us work in larger, more established corporations and don’t get the … Continue reading →

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Loading a Text File with a Line Feed

Posted on February 3, 2016 by way0utwest

Loading text files is a skill that probably every DBA needs. I know that the import wizard is available, but there are times that you might want to automate this without using SSIS. In those cases, it’s nice to know … Continue reading →

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Queues in Databases

Posted on February 3, 2016 by way0utwest

I ran across this post, The Database as a Queue Anti-Pattern, and it struck a chord. I both agree and disagree with the premise, and certainly see this as another case of the “it depends.” However, I am curious what others … Continue reading →

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Maybe Security is Harder than Rocket Science

Posted on February 2, 2016 by way0utwest

I was giving a talk last year about software development and I made an off-hand remark that most of developers out there shouldn’t be writing authentication schemes for applications. My reasoning was that most people aren’t good at writing these … Continue reading →

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