Tag Archives: software development

I Will Write Bad Code

Posted on September 14, 2017 by way0utwest

I’ll write bad code. I know it will happen. I’ll produce a bad query, incorrect logic, or the wrong data transformation being returned. This won’t be a malicious act. It might be because of ignorance, or perhaps just a simple … Continue reading →

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Database Development Made Easy

Posted on August 30, 2017 by way0utwest

I ran across this post on developing database with SSDT. It has a lot of steps, and reading through it, I find this to make some sense, but I’m not sure I think this is easy. I can see why developers … Continue reading →

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Use More Pull Requests

Posted on August 23, 2017 by way0utwest

I noticed a short while back that Books Online is on github. You can fork the code and make corrections to pages and then submit a pull request. This is the model that many OSS projects use, including the amazing DBATools project. … Continue reading →

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Failed Projects

Posted on August 18, 2017 by way0utwest

This editorial is from way back, published in 2005, but perhaps still a good one today. This is being re-run as Steve is at the Data Platform Summit. Friday is poll day, at least as long as I can be … Continue reading →

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