Monthly Archives: June 2018

Be Prepared with Baselines

Posted on June 11, 2018 by way0utwest

I visited a doctor recently, and he told me a measurement he’d made. I asked if it was good or bad, and he said he had no idea. The value varied too much from person to person, and without values … Continue reading →

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Two Types of Performance Counters

Posted on June 11, 2018 by way0utwest

I had an issue where an instance of SQL Server was only showing the XTP (In Memory) performance counters. None of the other SQL Server counters were available, so I followed the procedure I’d written about previously. Once that was … Continue reading →

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Microsoft and GitHub

Posted on June 9, 2018 by way0utwest

I started using git with GitHub. I thought their hosted service was fantastic, and have seen quite a few companies using private repos for their internal code, including my employer, Redgate. I see companies from Five Thirty Eight to releasing their data to … Continue reading →

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Better Comments

Posted on June 8, 2018 by way0utwest

I assume most of your comment your code. Well, you probably comment code most of the time. I’d bet your comments have quite a bit of detail. And you do this completely inconsistently. That’s what I’d think, or maybe just … Continue reading →

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