Tag Archives: career

Exercism

Posted on September 28, 2015 by way0utwest

I’ve been looking to work on my programming skills a bit and try some new languages. I’d like to grow my career in a few different ways, as well as investigate where some of the new languages and platforms might … Continue reading →

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Data Sprawl

Posted on September 22, 2015 by way0utwest

When I was starting in the computer industry, it seemed that we had many choices for platforms, but once we had decided on a direction, the companies I worked for standardized on those systems. It seemed that there was less … Continue reading →

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Who’s a Good Developer?

Posted on September 15, 2015 by way0utwest

I hear people in all industries and careers say that all of us should hire the best person for the job. We should pick the most qualified person and engage their services. However what’s left out of most of this … Continue reading →

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Working with People

Posted on September 9, 2015 by way0utwest

Many DBAs have gotten the reputation of being difficult to work with. I think some of this is based on the impedance mismatch between developers and DBAs that seems to cause issues in many organizations. Many developers want their changes to be … Continue reading →

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