Tag Archives: software development

The Master of the Schema

Posted on August 14, 2018 by way0utwest

“The database … should be the master of the schema”. It’s not often I see an application developer talk about the importance of the database, or at least that the database (and data) are very important to the success of … Continue reading →

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Better Comments

Posted on June 8, 2018 by way0utwest

I assume most of your comment your code. Well, you probably comment code most of the time. I’d bet your comments have quite a bit of detail. And you do this completely inconsistently. That’s what I’d think, or maybe just … Continue reading →

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Will Coding Be Less Important?

Posted on June 4, 2018 by way0utwest

How many of you can read Greek? I can decipher the alphabet and pronounce words, but that’s about it. I thought about this after running across an essay that says that coding will eventually be as important to most people as ancient … Continue reading →

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Taking Shortcuts

Posted on April 28, 2018 by way0utwest

Many of us work in situations where we feel pressure to get work done at a pace that’s faster than we might like to move. In some sense, this is the nature of life, where customers and clients always want … Continue reading →

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