Category Archives: Editorial

Republish: Upgrading Your OS

Posted on April 18, 2025 by way0utwest

Two Fridays in a row. Last week I was in Dallas at a volleyball tournament. Today I’m flying all day, returning from the UK. It’s the Easter holiday there, and some of you might be taking off today as well. … Continue reading →

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Database First or Application First

Posted on April 16, 2025 by way0utwest

One of the challenges in software development is coordinating database and application changes when one depends on the other. I find many software development teams struggle with this, especially in today’s environments when no one wants to take a system … Continue reading →

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How Much AI Code Would You Use?

Posted on April 14, 2025 by way0utwest

I saw an article recently that a quarter of the Y Combinator startups have 95% of the code in their repos being AI generated. The article notes that if no other startups had any AI generated code (no idea the … Continue reading →

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Part-Time DBAs

Posted on April 9, 2025 by way0utwest

Some of you reading this are database administrators (DBAs) who manage systems as their full-time job. Others of you might be developers, analytics people, or someone else who has another job, but you get stuck with managing the database somehow. … Continue reading →

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