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Writing as an Art and a Job

Posted on March 6, 2026 by way0utwest

I remember listening to an interview with Rick Reilly in the mid 2000s. He was the back page columnist for Sports Illustrated for years as well as a writer in various pieces. He talked about how he would lay on … Continue reading →

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Engineer Lessons

Posted on February 18, 2026 by way0utwest

Many of you reading this have a number of years working with technology. You might have 1 year or 20 years, but you’ve likely grown and learned along the way. Some of you may also know someone who has several … Continue reading →

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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA

Posted on February 9, 2026 by way0utwest

I remember getting a job at a startup in the Denver Tech Center. This was shortly after SQL Server 7 was released, with a marketing campaign that the platform was auto-tuning and wouldn’t require a DBA. My colleague asked me … Continue reading →

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25 Years of SQL Server Central

Posted on February 2, 2026 by way0utwest

The oldest article we have on the site is Tame Those Strings! Part 4 – Numeric Conversions, by me. It’s dated 2001-04-18, though I think that’s a date we picked when we converted all the content from one database to … Continue reading →

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