Tag Archives: software development

Eight Minutes

Posted on January 16, 2026 by way0utwest

When I was at the Small Data 2025 conference, one of the speakers was talking about their work with AI technologies. This person uses it a lot in their day job, often to complete tasks that they would have struggled … Continue reading →

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Your AI Successes

Posted on January 7, 2026 by way0utwest

Recently, I was discussing AI with a friend, and they asked me to name a great success of using AI to build software. I’ve tried a few things, and I’ve worked with customers who are using AI tech. However, most … Continue reading →

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Minimally Viable Security

Posted on January 5, 2026 by way0utwest

Security has been a constant concern for many IT professionals over the years. Many of us are trying to implement better security controls, and yet at the same time, we try to avoid anything that slows us down. Security clearly … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Corner Cases Drive Your Design

Posted on December 1, 2025 by way0utwest

If you graph computer/query cost against the size of data, you can get four quadrants: small data, small compute (most CRUD app queries) small data, big compute (complex BI queries for this quarter, most reporting) big data, small compute (logs, … Continue reading →

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