Tag Archives: software development

Visual Studio Subscriptions

Many of us that work with SQL Server do so exclusively through SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS). I find so many people really do the majority of their jobs with SSMS, Outlook, and a web browser. Even back in 2003 … Continue reading

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Technical Debt

I was speaking with one of the development teams at Redgate earlier this year. They were working on a product, and had planned out a few sprints worth of work. Each sprint, called a train, was a couple weeks long, … Continue reading

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Python and Tweepy

One of the projects that’s been on my list lately is to programmatically access Twitter for a few ideas I want to play with. Since I’ve been trying to learn some Python, I thought I would take a look using … Continue reading

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Rogue Software Changes

Could a group of software developers make changes that fundamentally alter the way a software system should work without management being aware? That’s the question being asked of VW right now. Most people are skeptical, but I ran across a piece … Continue reading

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