Category Archives: Editorial

Practice Your Skills with the Advent of Code

Posted on December 8, 2020 by way0utwest

It’s that time of year, when the Advent of Code goes live. It started this week, with a few exercises released last week. You can still join in, and even go back and look at previous years (2019, 2018, 2017, … Continue reading →

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Seeking Growth

Posted on December 7, 2020 by way0utwest

The word of the day is na·ive·té:  lack of experience, wisdom, or judgment. I used this word in a post, and wound up checking the spelling, since I constantly want to include an “i” instead of an “e” in middle … Continue reading →

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A Technology Collapse

Posted on December 5, 2020 by way0utwest

This past week the Arecibo radio telescope collapsed, with cables and instruments falling into the massive dish. You can see images of the devastation, which saddens me. I doubt this will be rebuilt, though one can keep hope alive. there … Continue reading →

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Your Favorite IDE

Posted on December 4, 2020 by way0utwest

SSMS is, well, it’s what we mostly have from Microsoft. It’s been around a long time, but it is getting regularly released. There are new versions about every quarter, and there are bug fixes and minor enhancements. Azure Data Studio … Continue reading →

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