Category Archives: Editorial

Knowing Your Technologies

Posted on January 18, 2023 by way0utwest

A while back I ran across a blog post that talks about the difference between database snapshots and database backups. There are certainly some similarities and some differences, as well as an overlap in the places where you might choose … Continue reading →

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Forgoing Tech Investments

Posted on January 16, 2023 by way0utwest

The US was hit with a number of storms over the Christmas holiday weekend. This disrupted air travel for many airlines and their customers, but one of the worst hit was Southwest Airlines. They accounted for most of the cancellations, … Continue reading →

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The Programming Languages We Use

Posted on January 13, 2023 by way0utwest

Many of you reading this probably work primarily in SQL. Even if you are a developer whose main language is something else, you write a lot of SQL. Even if you have an ORM writing the SQL that goes into … Continue reading →

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Do Hybrid Conferences Work?

Posted on January 11, 2023 by way0utwest

The pandemic forced many events online, which has worked fairly well inside many companies and certainly spurred some technological advances in how we meet and share information. With the pandemic ending or at least entering an endemic phase, there are … Continue reading →

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