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The Code Review Checklist

Posted on October 16, 2023 by way0utwest

Early in my career as a developer, I was required to follow a formal process to get the code I’d written deployed to production environments. Each time I’d written code, I had to document what I’d tested and then print … Continue reading →

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SQL Saturday Boston 2023 Slide Decks

Posted on October 14, 2023 by way0utwest

Thanks to everyone who came to my sessions at SQL Saturday Boston 2023. I’ve added the decks to the schedule, so you can click my session and will see the download there. You can see this below, and all speakers … Continue reading →

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A New Word: Harmonoia

Posted on October 13, 2023 by way0utwest

harmonoia – n. an itchy sense of dread when life feels just a hint too peaceful – when everyone seems to get along suspiciously well, with an eerie stillness that makes you want to brace for the inevitable collapse, or … Continue reading →

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You Always Have a Software Pipeline

Posted on October 13, 2023 by way0utwest

I was working with a customer recently and they said they didn’t want to set up a pipeline. Somehow they wanted magically to see changes that developers made to their database appear in their production database without making any effort … Continue reading →

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