Category Archives: Editorial

JSON Has a Cost

Posted on January 14, 2026 by way0utwest

JSON seems to be everywhere these days. Many application developers like it across all sorts of languages, C#, JAVA, Python, and more. They use it for transferring information between systems, and are comfortable serializing hierarchical object data into JSON from … Continue reading →

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An SSIS Upgrade

Posted on January 12, 2026 by way0utwest

I came across a post recently on the Microsoft Fabric blog about the evolution of SSIS 2025..I hadn’t heard much about SSIS in SQL Server 2025, so I thought this might provide some info on the investments that Microsoft is … Continue reading →

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Where Your Value Separates You from Others

Posted on January 9, 2026 by way0utwest

I ran across a post that discusses what makes you a senior engineer (via Brent Ozar). The main point of the post is that there is a core skill that separates senior engineers from others, which is reducing ambiguity. When … Continue reading →

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Your AI Successes

Posted on January 7, 2026 by way0utwest

Recently, I was discussing AI with a friend, and they asked me to name a great success of using AI to build software. I’ve tried a few things, and I’ve worked with customers who are using AI tech. However, most … Continue reading →

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