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A New Word: agnosthesia

Posted on January 5, 2024 by way0utwest

agnosthesia – n. the state of now knowing how you really feel about something, which forces you to sift through clues hidden in your own behavior, as if you were some other person – noticing a twist of acid in … Continue reading →

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Skipping SQL Bits 2024

Posted on January 4, 2024 by way0utwest

SQL Bits has been my favorite data platform event for years. Both it and the PASS Data Community Summit hold special places in my heard and I enjoy going, but the community, casual feel of SQL Bits is just a … Continue reading →

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Changing the Origin in Git–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on January 3, 2024 by way0utwest

I needed to show a customer how to migrate from Azure DevOps to GitHub recently, and to smooth this process, we needed to repoint the origin remote. Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example … Continue reading →

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Fixing Poor Programming Practices

Posted on January 3, 2024 by way0utwest

I see a lot of poor programming practices in real-world code. I’m sure I’ve written a few myself. I’m also sure that many of you see the same thing and sometimes wonder how that code got deployed. One of the … Continue reading →

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