Tag Archives: software development

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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The Challenge of Early Tech Decisions

Posted on September 12, 2022 by way0utwest

When we design software or databases, we have to make decisions right now. If you work in as many environments as I have, this means I’m often picking a tool, platform, version, technology, or something else without a complete set … Continue reading →

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