Tag Archives: software development

Coding for the Future

Posted on January 12, 2022 by way0utwest

I posted a note on Twitter about some code. In this case, it was the start of a for loop, but with two things in it that I didn’t like. The code is shown here: for ($i = 2011; $i … Continue reading →

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No-so-smart Contracts

Posted on December 15, 2021 by way0utwest

Perhaps the best quote I’ve seen in a long time: “These kinds of attacks are common in smart contracts because many developers do not put in the legwork to define security properties for their code…” I’m sure that this would … Continue reading →

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The Complexity of Modern Systems

Posted on November 22, 2021 by way0utwest

I am a big advocate of version control and testing for your software. The main reason is that modern systems are incredibly complex, and capturing what has been done (and what is happening), along with looking for potential issues, is … Continue reading →

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The API Bottleneck

Posted on November 17, 2021 by way0utwest

While talking with a client recently about their performance challenges, I was relieved to find that the database wasn’t the problem. Instead, their API server was overloaded by the number of calls taking place in their application. While the database … Continue reading →

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