Monthly Archives: April 2026

Working Better Under Pressure

Posted on April 17, 2026 by way0utwest

One of my colleagues wrote a great post about DBAs and developers, about how a DBA’s pushback on bad code isn’t to be difficult, it’s because they can see the future. I never thought of myself as a modern-day Nostradamus, … Continue reading →

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A New Word: Soufrise

Posted on April 17, 2026 by way0utwest

soufrise – . The maddening thrill of an ambiguous flirtation, which quivers in tension halfway between platonic and romantic – maybe, but no, but maybe – leaving you guessing what’s going on inside their chest, forced to assume that at … Continue reading →

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Who is Irresponsible?

Posted on April 15, 2026 by way0utwest

There was a post on X recently from a founder in the EU about an engineer using Claude and ChatGPT to build a feature. I am not sure how true these posts are or if they are designed to just … Continue reading →

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JSON_OBJECTAGG is an Aggregate: #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on April 15, 2026 by way0utwest

I wrote an article recently on the JSON_OBJECTAGG function, but neglected to include an example of why it can behave weirdly. This post looks at something you might not realize unless you remember this is an aggregate function. Another post … Continue reading →

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