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A Christmas Bug

Posted on December 4, 2017 by way0utwest

It’s not really a big deal for me, despite the fact that I travel to Europe in a few days for two weeks. At least, I’m fairly confident this won’t be an issue for me. A few of my fellow #sqlfamily might … Continue reading →

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Avoiding Development Taxes

Posted on November 21, 2017 by way0utwest

When I first worked in an environment where multiple developers needed to release software, I found too many rules and constraints for smooth development. The process was developed by one person, or for one application, and somehow expanded to encompass … Continue reading →

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Don’t Use Code Coverage

Posted on October 9, 2017 by way0utwest

I got asked in a seminar recently how to perform code coverage for T-SQL. There aren’t a lot of options, but there is a project from Ed Elliot called SQLCover that looks to examine how much of your code gets called from … Continue reading →

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Rewrite Your Code Tomorrow

Posted on October 4, 2017 by way0utwest

One of the things that many developers learn over time is that they write better code with practice. In fact, some of the time a developer will find that if they write a bit of code to solve a problem, … Continue reading →

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