Tag Archives: software development

tSQLt – SQLCop – Checking Naming Conventions

Posted on February 12, 2015 by way0utwest

I’ve been using tSQLt a bit to do some testing and one of the things I’ve tested is standards for code. I’ve been using a framework on top of tSQLt called SQLCop. These are a series of tests written to … Continue reading →

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Ship Safe…Ship Often

Posted on February 11, 2015 by way0utwest

The Red Gate tag line has been Ship Often…Ship Safe, which works great for developers. Make the changes to code as fast as you can and get them deployed. Keep things smooth (or safe) with a routine and a standard way of … Continue reading →

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Deploy the Database First

Posted on January 26, 2015 by way0utwest

One of the patterns I’ve seen in some environments is people are trying to deploy changes rapidly to their database backed applications. That’s not news, but what is interesting is some of them are staging the deployment of the database … Continue reading →

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The Cost of Switching

Posted on January 20, 2015 by way0utwest

I read the book Space Prison a few years ago. It’s about a group of humans, attacked and left as prisoners on a harsh planet. There’s a few hundred of them, many dying in the first few weeks. They must fight just … Continue reading →

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