Tag Archives: software development

The Design Investment

Posted on March 11, 2015 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Sept 29, 2010. It is being re-run as Steve is traveling. I ran across a bit of a rant from Don Halloran on the lack of design effort being made in many applications and … Continue reading →

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No State Based Deployments

Posted on March 2, 2015 by way0utwest

I’ve been studying deployment ideas and technologies for quite some time now, but it’s been a focus for the last year or two as my employer is interested in this area. I’ve been reading books and talking to people, comparing … Continue reading →

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Building Small Habits

Posted on February 26, 2015 by way0utwest

I was reading Kenneth Fisher’s piece on constraints recently and was struck by the fact that this is one of those small changes you make to your coding that has big benefits. In essence, rather than being lazy and writing this: CREATE … Continue reading →

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SQL Injection, Still?

Posted on February 17, 2015 by way0utwest

It seems as though SQL Injection issues are still around. Attacks from SQL Injection are on the uptick as we begin moving through 2015. As noted in that piece, the constraints put on software developers usually mean that testing and security are … Continue reading →

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