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Changing the Paradigm of Work

Posted on May 28, 2025 by way0utwest

I saw an article on AI usage that is based on an upcoming book that suggests redesigning the world around new tech, not adding it to existing things. The first example is how electricity was introduced to existing factories, but … Continue reading →

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Using AI to Test a SQL Query

Posted on May 28, 2025 by way0utwest

Someone sent me this code. WITH p AS ( SELECT ID, ROW_NUMBER() OVER (ORDER BY ID ASC) AS RN FROM wp_posts WHERE post_parent = 94341; ) UPDATE p SET menu_order = RN That’s not great code. In fact, it won’t … Continue reading →

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Republish: More Linux than Windows

Posted on May 26, 2025 by way0utwest

It’s Memorial Day in the US and a holiday. With a busy schedule, I didn’t realize this was a holiday and started to schedule some things before my wife reminded me. So while I tackle some chores, you get a … Continue reading →

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DevOps Devour Hour Slides

Posted on May 23, 2025 by way0utwest

Here are the slides from my talk today at the Redgate NYC Devour Hour: Architecting Zero Downtime Deployments.pptx The Repo is here: https://github.com/way0utwest/ZeroDowntime An interesting question on feature toggles: Would you use Extended Properties for a feature toggle flag? My … Continue reading →

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