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T-SQL Tuesday #182: Personal Integrity

Posted on January 14, 2025 by way0utwest

It’s time for the first T-SQL Tuesday blog of 2025, with an invite from the first non-founder to host a party, Rob Farley. I reached out to Rob and he graciously agreed to host. His invitation this month is on … Continue reading →

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Grinding Away: Mary Spender

Posted on January 13, 2025 by way0utwest

A few years ago I stumbled on this video and loved it. That led me to Mary’s page and this cover of John Mayer’s Stop This Train: Since then I’ve been following her, watching this musician build a life around … Continue reading →

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Simple(r) Coffee

Posted on January 13, 2025 by way0utwest

Starbucks has too many order combinations. This article about the challenges for their new CEO notes there are over 170,000 combinations of things customers can order. As someone who has visited a store often and stood behind someone placing an … Continue reading →

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Friday Flyway Tips: Chaining Commands for State-based Deployments

Posted on January 10, 2025 by way0utwest

One of the cool things I’ve seen with the new Flyway CLI is that I can combine multiple actions together in one call, which can make the process of writing automations streamlined. I’m not sure I love this, but I’ll … Continue reading →

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