Tag Archives: software development

What’s the Edge Case?

Posted on November 14, 2022 by way0utwest

Quite a few of the bugs we see in production systems come from data that isn’t handled well. Perhaps the developer never considered this data, or another bug lets data into a system that should never be recorded. These are … Continue reading →

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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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