Tag Archives: software development

Adding a License to GitHub

Posted on October 21, 2019 by way0utwest

I’ve rarely thought about licensing my code, but it’s something to be aware of for your work. Most of us freely share code, though I have started to add a minor copyright and as is notation to some of my … Continue reading →

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Very Hot Patches

Posted on October 8, 2019 by way0utwest

“At best it would crash” is not a phrase I’d like to have to use as a data professional. That’s a quote from an article that the Azure team wrote about hot patching SQL Server. While this sounds very scary, … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Context Switching

Posted on October 7, 2019 by way0utwest

Studies have shown that reading someone else’s code can be both stressful and time consuming. Developers that pick up unfamiliar code find themselves spending much more time comprehending the code than with more familiar projects. I think this might be … Continue reading →

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Working in Smaller Teams

Posted on September 23, 2019 by way0utwest

I don’t know what the average size of a team is, but I know I’ve worked in all sizes in my career. I’ve had teams of 1-3, which is common in database work, but I’ve also been on a 20 … Continue reading →

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