Category Archives: Editorial

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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Using Feature Flags

Posted on April 7, 2025 by way0utwest

The use of feature flags in software development has become more and more prevalent over time, especially as teams move to DevOps-style development with frequent releases. I’ve often thought that using feature flags allows technical people to separate out the … Continue reading →

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A Domain for Data

Posted on April 4, 2025 by way0utwest

A domain is a set of possible values (among other definitions). I use this word a lot in my work, often with a problem domain (the thing you’re trying to solve) or the domain of possible values (like the US … Continue reading →

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