Category Archives: Editorial

Self-Service Databases

Posted on November 16, 2022 by way0utwest

When I first started work as a software developer, I knew that getting an environment set up where I could compile a project might take a few hours or a few days. The complexities of how people built software projects, … Continue reading →

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What’s the Edge Case?

Posted on November 14, 2022 by way0utwest

Quite a few of the bugs we see in production systems come from data that isn’t handled well. Perhaps the developer never considered this data, or another bug lets data into a system that should never be recorded. These are … Continue reading →

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Losing Skills Because of Automation

Posted on November 11, 2022 by way0utwest

When I was younger, it seemed that everyone I worked with in technology knew how to build a computer. Most knew how to work with a BIOS, were comfortable with command lines, and could assemble complex compiler directives into a … Continue reading →

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Psychological Safety

Posted on November 9, 2022 by way0utwest

One of the biggest challenges to becoming better at building, deploying, and operating software is the culture changes required. DevOps requires we work as a team, which can be hard to do. Often people have competing interests and goals. They … Continue reading →

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