Tag Archives: software development

Losing Skills Because of Automation

Posted on November 11, 2022 by way0utwest

When I was younger, it seemed that everyone I worked with in technology knew how to build a computer. Most knew how to work with a BIOS, were comfortable with command lines, and could assemble complex compiler directives into a … Continue reading →

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Good Enough

Posted on October 24, 2022 by way0utwest

I find that many of us that work in technology want a solution to be great. Often perfect. Computers are so good at following instructions that we expect them to work as we intend all the time. We aim for … Continue reading →

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Code Supply Chain Security

Posted on October 12, 2022 by way0utwest

There have been a number of attacks in the last few years on source code. In fact, I saw a new one this week for an e-commerce WordPress plugin. This time hackers got access to the distribution server for the … Continue reading →

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Assembling Your Own Toolbox

Posted on October 7, 2022 by way0utwest

Last month Brent Ozar posted that September was community tools month. He had a number of posts that highlighted tools and a number of other people (Francesco, Erik, VladDBA ) did as well. I didn’t do any blogging because, well, … Continue reading →

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