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Republish: Code Building Code

Posted on August 16, 2023 by way0utwest

Today is a Redgate event in Pasadena and I know the day will get away from me. Since I can’t manage the site or respond, you get a republish of Code Building Code.

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Fill Out The State of the Database Landscape Survey and Maybe Win

Posted on August 15, 2023 by way0utwest

If you’re like me, you sometimes wonder how different other environments are from the one I work in. Well, the ones I used to work in. These days I see lots of customers environment, build PoCs, and help them solve … Continue reading →

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Decrypting Stored Procedures The Cumbersome Way

Posted on August 14, 2023 by way0utwest

I had a client that was struggling with some encrypted stored procedures. They needed to decrypt them, which I know is a pain in the #@$%@#$@#$#@. I had to do this one. This post shows how I sent them some … Continue reading →

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Using Clear Language to Avoid Confusion

Posted on August 14, 2023 by way0utwest

A long time ago a software engineer advised me to try and ensure that I made my interfaces clear to users, especially those that are busy focusing on some other task the software enables. The phrase he used was to … Continue reading →

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