Category Archives: Editorial

An Experimental Mindset

Posted on March 22, 2024 by way0utwest

I wrote a post about Git recently since I’ve found far too many people who didn’t know Git well (or at all) and they seemed hesitant to experiment and learn. Is this because of being too busy? Do we have … Continue reading →

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Re-platforming

Posted on March 20, 2024 by way0utwest

Re-platforming is the process of moving a system to a new platform. Imagine taking an ASP.NET/SQL Server website and moving to Azure Functions on Azure SQL Database. Or maybe taking a Java client/server app with Oracle and moving it to … Continue reading →

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Protecting Off Hours

Posted on March 18, 2024 by way0utwest

Legislation was introduced in Australia to allow employees to protect themselves from unreasonable calls and emails from work during off-hours. You can read more about it, but a bill was passed to allow employees to ignore calls and messages without … Continue reading →

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Growing Skills at Work

Posted on March 15, 2024 by way0utwest

Redgate released the results of their State of Database Landscape recently, and I was part of a webinar where Beca Parker, Ryan Booz, and I discussed the results. As we were talking, one of the things that struck me was … Continue reading →

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