Category Archives: Editorial

Breaking Biometrics

Posted on December 11, 2023 by way0utwest

In the movies, when someone needs to bypass some sort of fingerprint biometric system, they use tape to lift a fingerprint, or in the more gory films, cut off a body part. In any case, there have been a lot … Continue reading →

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Focus on Growth in Your Career

Posted on December 8, 2023 by way0utwest

I find there to be a lot of value in actively managing your career. This is part of a series of editorials based on advice I’ve read from Raylene Yung (Facebook and Stripe) on your engineering career. I write a … Continue reading →

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The Stagnant Career

Posted on December 6, 2023 by way0utwest

Do you feel stagnant in your career? Or maybe the better question is do you care if you feel stagnant in your career? You might need to define what that means to you, as what might feel stagnant to one … Continue reading →

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Be Careful with Missing Index Requests

Posted on December 4, 2023 by way0utwest

One of the things that has been interesting to watch over time is how the SQL Server platform has expanded the amount of information that we get back about the performance of the query optimizer and query processor. While it’s … Continue reading →

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