Tag Archives: software development

A Programmer’s Attitude

Posted on July 19, 2024 by way0utwest

I caught this piece on the need for programmers (developers) to not trust anyone, including themselves. It is written by a software developer for other software developers, but I think it can also apply to database work as well. It … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Rework

Posted on July 1, 2024 by way0utwest

I often deal with customers who are looking to improve the way they build and manage database software. These could be small companies or large enterprises, with teams of developers trying to enhance their application software to solve new business … Continue reading →

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SQL Injection Is Not Acceptable

Posted on June 19, 2024 by way0utwest

SQL Injection has been a problem for my entire career. Thirty years ago I could have easily just blamed this on ignorance, as most of our developers didn’t think about the nefarious ways that hackers enter data in our applications. … Continue reading →

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Common Algorithm Concerns

Posted on May 29, 2024 by way0utwest

When we build software, many of us use the same algorithms to solve problems. We might choose a similar method for a quicksort or a lambda validation or a regular expression. For database work, your code for a running total … Continue reading →

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