Tag Archives: career

Learning through Puzzles

Posted on August 4, 2017 by way0utwest

A few years ago I ran across the Advent of Code challenge. It’s an interesting set of puzzles that you are asked to solve. Most are at a scale that wouldn’t be practical to solve manually. Once you solve a puzzle, there is … Continue reading →

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The Second Best Job

Posted on August 1, 2017 by way0utwest

I think I have one of the best jobs in the world. I get to run SQLServerCentral, focusing on the Microsoft Data Platform, writing articles, experimenting with technology, speaking at events, and more, all with a bit of autonomy. I’ve … Continue reading →

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The Financial DBA

Posted on July 24, 2017 by way0utwest

I’ve got an Azure subscription. At least, I think I have just one. I know I have a few Microsoft accounts, across 4 (or more) different email addresses, that I use for various VSTS development purposes, but only one should … Continue reading →

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Cool Projects

Posted on July 14, 2017 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Aug 23, 2013. It is being re-published as Steve is on vacation. I had a conversation recently with a developer that was working on a rather neat problem. This had to do with a … Continue reading →

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