Tag Archives: Friday Poll

Fitting Into RAM

Posted on September 21, 2018 by way0utwest

RAM has always been a fairly limited resource in most of the computer systems I’ve worked with in my career. Often there is never enough RAM, and I’d always like more, often to speed up the systems. That has somewhat … Continue reading →

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The Oddest Thing

Posted on May 25, 2018 by way0utwest

My desk is a mess, at least, it’s a mess compared to many people’s workspaces. Not as bad as some, but certainly worse than others. I sometimes care and will clean clear things away, maybe even get rid of some items, but for the most part I … Continue reading →

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Disable or Drop

Posted on January 12, 2018 by way0utwest

When I started working with SQL Server and Windows, it seemed that the administrative side of many actions was limited. We could add and drop many items, but that was it. Relatively few tools allowed setting limits or disabling them, … Continue reading →

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Singular or Plural

Posted on December 8, 2017 by way0utwest

There are all sorts of interesting debates that developers will have about programming. One of those I’ve written about in the past is Spaces v Tabs. There’s a lot of discussion about that one, and certainly no share of strong opinions. … Continue reading →

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