Tag Archives: software development

Rogue Software Changes

Posted on November 16, 2015 by way0utwest

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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Do You Have Scary Code?

Posted on November 10, 2015 by way0utwest

I once worked in a company that had a VB6 application (this was a long time ago), which had been mainly written by three developers working at the company. Two of them left, but we still have one of the … Continue reading →

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What is the DLM Maturity Model?

Posted on November 9, 2015 by way0utwest

I’ve written a few posts on the Redgate Software blog to try and show how I see the DLM model, and how we see things at Redgate. We have a lot of developers that work in a similar way when … Continue reading →

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Leave Developers Alone

Posted on October 29, 2015 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on July 25, 2011. It is being republished as Steve is at the PASS Summit. A computer deals with interrupts all the time. They are the mechanism by which it can simulate multi-tasking among many … Continue reading →

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