Tag Archives: software development

Building Better Software

Posted on March 10, 2016 by way0utwest

One of the ways in which many software development teams have tried to improve is by examining what has worked in other organizations and projects and experimenting with ideas. Across the decades that we have been using computers, there have … Continue reading →

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Learning from Microsoft

Posted on March 1, 2016 by way0utwest

I know that many data professionals out there are skeptical of the cloud. Certainly there are problems with reliability, security, and more that prevent many of you from migrating to some online database. However that doesn’t mean that everything being … Continue reading →

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The Dangers of Algorithms

Posted on February 29, 2016 by way0utwest

I ran across an interesting piece in Wired recently that talks about algorithms and the power they hold in the modern world. I don’t think it’s a great piece, and it starts to mix code, data, algorithms and other aspects of modern software in … Continue reading →

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Forcing Strong Passwords

Posted on February 17, 2016 by way0utwest

It seems that every week we have some sort of data breach that results in emails and passwords for users being released. That alone is a good reason why you should not have passwords shared across sites or systems. I … Continue reading →

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