Category Archives: Editorial

Having a Little Fun at SQL Server Central

Posted on February 27, 2026 by way0utwest

When we started the site, I had never met most of the other co-founders (we went from 7 to 3 inside of a few years). A few knew each other, but Brian, Andy, and I had only communicated through emails … Continue reading →

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Testing is Becoming More Important

Posted on February 25, 2026 by way0utwest

Many of us know that testing our code is important. The adoption of unit testing by many software application developers as a normal course of business has dramatically improved the quality of applications. Mobile software, especially, has benefited from the … Continue reading →

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Can You Let Go of Determinism

Posted on February 23, 2026 by way0utwest

Why do we reboot machines when something goes wrong? I’m sure all have done it, and I would guess quite a few of you have found situations where this seems to fix issues, but there isn’t an underlying root cause … Continue reading →

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Doing Good at SQL Server Central

Posted on February 20, 2026 by way0utwest

This is part of a few memories from the founders of SQL Server Central, celebrating 25 years of operation this month. We did photoshoots at Redgate many years ago. We had a bunch of props, including some phrases written down. … Continue reading →

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