Tag Archives: software development

Minimally Viable Security

Posted on January 5, 2026 by way0utwest

Security has been a constant concern for many IT professionals over the years. Many of us are trying to implement better security controls, and yet at the same time, we try to avoid anything that slows us down. Security clearly … Continue reading →

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Don’t Let Corner Cases Drive Your Design

Posted on December 1, 2025 by way0utwest

If you graph computer/query cost against the size of data, you can get four quadrants: small data, small compute (most CRUD app queries) small data, big compute (complex BI queries for this quarter, most reporting) big data, small compute (logs, … Continue reading →

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Don’t Create Workslop

Posted on November 17, 2025 by way0utwest

I remember a time before email. Some of my first jobs were mostly based on paper being moved from person to person. I’m sure some of you remember these envelopes being used to communicate between individuals in an organization. I … Continue reading →

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PRs Are Like Trouble Tickets

Posted on October 1, 2025 by way0utwest

I’ve spent quite a bit of my career as a DBA/sysadmin/Operations person. However, I’ve had my share of development positions as well. As I work with customers who look to mature their database development to be more like other software … Continue reading →

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