Tag Archives: Database Weekly

Deploying SQL Server Automatically

Posted on July 31, 2021 by way0utwest

I’ve had to install SQL Server many times over the years. Often it has felt that most of these installs were one-offs, a dev server, a new QA instance, a production server for a brand new application. A few times … Continue reading →

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Deceptive Visualizations

Posted on June 19, 2021 by way0utwest

I’m sure there are plenty of examples, but I’ve seen deceptive data visualizations far too often in mass media. I don’t often watch the news, but at times I’ve been at the gym, saw a graph on a television and … Continue reading →

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Back to Basics

Posted on May 22, 2021 by way0utwest

This week I saw a post from Randolph West that covers binary and hexadecimal. It seemed basic and simple to me, but I’m old. I started learning about binary and hex in high school, where we used to tap our … Continue reading →

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No-code Software Engineering

Posted on May 1, 2021 by way0utwest

Low and no code applications have been around for a long time. In my career, I’ve seen Access, Delphi, PowerBuilder, and various 4GL packages used to build software for business users. Some worked well, some didn’t, and often many didn’t … Continue reading →

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