Tag Archives: software development

The Test Mistake

Posted on March 2, 2022 by way0utwest

Last year a company was testing their software in a dev/test environment and accidentally sent out an “Integration email” to their customers.  They blamed this on an intern, though a little jokingly, and plenty of people shared their own stories … Continue reading →

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Think Marathon, not Sprint

Posted on February 2, 2022 by way0utwest

I saw an article about automating responses to security issues being a marathon not a sprint. The articles gives a few examples of different levels of automation response to situations, noting that each of this is a different level of … Continue reading →

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It Isn’t Worth Automating

Posted on January 17, 2022 by way0utwest

Every year I’m responsible for a portion of the Database Weekly newsletters. I used to do half, but right now Kathi, Grant, and I are on a rotation. Our boss puts out a schedule each year, which tells me the … Continue reading →

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A New Language

Posted on January 14, 2022 by way0utwest

In my life, I’ve mostly dealt with people that speak English. I tried Latin in high school and Japanese in university, but I wouldn’t say I learned a lot. This past year I’ve been working on Japanese (konichi wa) and … Continue reading →

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