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There Are a Lot of Databases

Posted on January 30, 2026 by way0utwest

I was reading Andy Pavlo’s end-of-year review of the database world. He’s done this for a number of years, and there are links to previous recaps in the piece. He is an associate computer science professor at Carnegie Mellon University, … Continue reading →

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Advice I Like: Ranch Rules

Posted on January 30, 2026 by way0utwest

Leave a gate behind you the way you first found it. – from Excellent Advice for Living This is a ranch rule. Leave something as you found it. If it’s wrong, then the person who left it that way is … Continue reading →

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More Documentation is Needed

Posted on January 28, 2026 by way0utwest

AI is everywhere, and if you spend any amount of time looking for answers on the Internet to your coding challenges, you’ve likely encountered a lot of poor, average, good, bad, amazing, and just-helpful-enough AI content. For awhile, I was … Continue reading →

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Deploying an Updated Model with SQL Compare 16

Posted on January 28, 2026 by way0utwest

In a previous post, I deployed a model to a database using SQL Compare 16. This used a new feature in that connects to Redgate Data Modeler. In this post, I want to update my model, and again use SQL … Continue reading →

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