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A New Word: Rubatosis

Posted on March 22, 2024 by way0utwest

rubatosis– n. the unsettling awareness of your own heartbeat, whose tenuous muscular throbbing feels less like a metronome than a nervous ditty your heart is tapping to itself, as if you casually remind the outside world, I’m here, I’m here. … Continue reading →

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An Experimental Mindset

Posted on March 22, 2024 by way0utwest

I wrote a post about Git recently since I’ve found far too many people who didn’t know Git well (or at all) and they seemed hesitant to experiment and learn. Is this because of being too busy? Do we have … Continue reading →

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SQL Compare Force Column Order in a Table

Posted on March 20, 2024 by way0utwest

I had a client that was concerned about SQL Compare behavior when a developer adds a column to the middle of a table. I wanted to reassure them, so I wrote this post to show how SQL Compare behaves by … Continue reading →

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Re-platforming

Posted on March 20, 2024 by way0utwest

Re-platforming is the process of moving a system to a new platform. Imagine taking an ASP.NET/SQL Server website and moving to Azure Functions on Azure SQL Database. Or maybe taking a Java client/server app with Oracle and moving it to … Continue reading →

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