Tag Archives: software development

Considering Other Views

Posted on April 12, 2018 by way0utwest

I love my Pebble 2 watch. It’s simple, the charge lasts for days, and it does what I want out of a device. However, it’s a device that isn’t made anymore, and after a fall, I have a crack in … Continue reading →

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Small Changes and Big Impacts

Posted on March 27, 2018 by way0utwest

I’ve been doing some work with RLS lately (Row-Level Security). I think this is one of the most useful features added in SQL Server 2016, and I wish it had been available earlier in my career. I’ve had the need … Continue reading →

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Great Developers Use Source Control

Posted on March 15, 2018 by way0utwest

I was rewatching Ike Ellis (b|t) talk on the habits of Great SQL Developers from SQL in the City 2018, and his first item was “Use Source Control“. I happen to agree with Ike, which is why I’m writing this, and I … Continue reading →

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Virtual Data

Posted on February 20, 2018 by way0utwest

Yesterday I republished an editorial from 2014 for the holiday. The topic was production subsets of data, which has been something that many data professionals have struggled with for years. Many of us have built scripts to delete, change, obfuscate, or alter … Continue reading →

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