Monthly Archives: July 2016

Learning to Search

Posted on July 27, 2016 by way0utwest

I’ve had my own domain for about 17 years now, and about 6 or 7 years I decided to move my email from GoDaddy to Google. There were a variety of reasons, but the bottom line was I got more … Continue reading →

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A Buggy Release

Posted on July 26, 2016 by way0utwest

I definitely believe in a DevOps process, though a thoughtful, incremental one. I think this is the best way to develop software, whether you release every day or every year. Yes, you can implement DevOps and release once a year. … Continue reading →

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Slimmer SQL Saturdays

Posted on July 26, 2016 by way0utwest

I’ve had this idea for some time. It’s been bugging me, but I haven’t really been pressured to write, nor inspired. That changed a bit with the announcement of the rules change for SQL Saturdays, as well as a few … Continue reading →

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Where’s the Unit Testing?

Posted on July 25, 2016 by way0utwest

I’ve been a proponent of Unit Testing, especially for databases. I’ve given presentations on the topic and advocate the use of techniques to verify your code works, especially over time when the complexity grows, new developers change code, and potentially … Continue reading →

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