Tag Archives: software development

Re-Evaluating the Cloud

Posted on January 10, 2024 by way0utwest

Last year 37 Signals (makers of Basecamp and Hey)  announced they were leaving the cloud. I wrote about the decision, and wondered if they’d look back at this as a great decision or one they’d regret and backtrack to the … Continue reading →

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Fixing Poor Programming Practices

Posted on January 3, 2024 by way0utwest

I see a lot of poor programming practices in real-world code. I’m sure I’ve written a few myself. I’m also sure that many of you see the same thing and sometimes wonder how that code got deployed. One of the … Continue reading →

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Having Data Modeling Standards

Posted on November 22, 2023 by way0utwest

While working with a customer recently, they mentioned that they have certain standards for their objects. They require a PK, and it’s the name of the table with _PK added. They also have some standards, like CustomerName vs. CustomerNames for … Continue reading →

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When Work Isn’t Done

Posted on November 3, 2023 by way0utwest

Software development can be a challenge for each of us with lots of demands and the need to ensure your code solves a problem correctly, efficiently, and completely. Juggling the workload by yourself is one thing, but add in a … Continue reading →

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