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Constitutional AI

Posted on August 2, 2023 by way0utwest

I will admit that I don’t know a lot about AI (Artificial Intelligence) systems and how they are built. I’ve been playing with them a bit and haven’t been overly impressed with the results. I think some of this is … Continue reading →

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Getting a Summary of Changes in SQL Compare 15

Posted on July 31, 2023 by way0utwest

A client asked for a summary of changes, so I wrote this quick post to show where to find this in SQL Compare 15. This is part of a series I have on SQL Compare from Redgate Software. It’s an … Continue reading →

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We’re Not Faster with AI

Posted on July 31, 2023 by way0utwest

At Redgate Software, we’ve been trialing Copilot from GitHub with our developers. I managed to get access for this experiment and have tried a few things, though I’m not sure I’ve found it very useful. I’ll continue to work with … Continue reading →

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Large PRs are Bad

Posted on July 28, 2023 by way0utwest

I heard a joke years ago that went something like this. When a developer gets a pull request for code review that’s 100 lines long, they will open the file(s), look at the code, and ensure standards are being followed. … Continue reading →

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