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The Book of Redgate: Do the Right Things

Posted on April 24, 2026 by way0utwest

I do believe that Redgate has been very customer focused since it’s inception. I’ve worked with them in some capacity since 2002 and I’ve felt this along the way: The next page has this statement: We believe that if we … Continue reading →

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Local Agents

Posted on April 24, 2026 by way0utwest

Recently I saw an interesting article, saying that someone could build a general purpose coding agent in 131 lines of Python code. That’s a neat idea, though I’m not sure that this is better than just using Claude Code, especially … Continue reading →

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Every Database Has Problems

Posted on April 22, 2026 by way0utwest

Every database platform has some strengths and weaknesses. Some more than others. I caught this site (NSFW) from Erik Darling, and it made my day. I was having a tough one when this site got me to smile and chuckle … Continue reading →

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Get a Range of Sequence Values: #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on April 22, 2026 by way0utwest

I discovered a procedure recently that I wasn’t aware of: sp_sequence_get_range. This post looks at how the proc works. Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. … Continue reading →

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