Tag Archives: software development

A Case for Document Storage

Posted on April 24, 2023 by way0utwest

One of the challenges for both database developers and administrators is doing more, often with less. Many companies continue to grow their database estate, both in width with more platforms, and in depth with more instances of the platforms they … Continue reading →

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Converting Types in C#

Posted on March 22, 2023 by way0utwest

I am not a great software developer. I’m OK, and I do know how to use Google and Stack Overflow well. Maybe my best skill is wording searches well? In any case, I’ve had to write a bit of C# … Continue reading →

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Building Recommended Software Practices

Posted on February 17, 2023 by way0utwest

Many of us work inside an organization that has a process for building and deploying software. We may find our org doing this well, or we may feel our process is poor with lots of room for improvement. A lot … Continue reading →

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Coding Magic Values

Posted on February 4, 2023 by way0utwest

It’s 2023. I would hope all software developers would learn that hard coding specific values in your system is more likely to cause issues than not. Across the years, we’ve learned not everything is installed on the c: drive, or … Continue reading →

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