Category Archives: Editorial

When to Use a Database

Posted on December 3, 2021 by way0utwest

One of the trends of the last ten years has been for many developers to try and avoid using a relational database where possible. Some look to NoSQL data stores, and others even consider flat file type stores of JSON … Continue reading →

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Taking Stock of Your Career

Posted on November 26, 2021 by way0utwest

Yesterday was Thanksgiving in the US, a day where families typically celebrate together and many people give thanks for what is going well in their lives. It’s also one of the days when more businesses and services are closed than … Continue reading →

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A Strange AI Achievement

Posted on November 24, 2021 by way0utwest

We are seeing AI and ML becoming used in more and more industries, but one that seems to be a place where it is embraced with some success. From speech recognition and transcription to analyzing imaging, computers have helped medical … Continue reading →

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The Complexity of Modern Systems

Posted on November 22, 2021 by way0utwest

I am a big advocate of version control and testing for your software. The main reason is that modern systems are incredibly complex, and capturing what has been done (and what is happening), along with looking for potential issues, is … Continue reading →

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