Tag Archives: software development

Recovering from Bad Deployments

Posted on January 6, 2015 by way0utwest

Someone asked me recently if I stored backups of my database in version control. This person wanted to recover from a bad deployment and use a backup to do so. They felt that keeping a copy of the backup in … Continue reading →

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Citizen Programmers

Posted on December 11, 2014 by way0utwest

The Citizen Programmer, a piece at Simple Talk, really made me stop and think a bit. On one hand, the idea of building a platform that enables any end-user to perform rudimentary programming is a noble goal. If you can do … Continue reading →

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Always Canary

Posted on December 3, 2014 by way0utwest

Deploying software is hard. Despite decades of experience working to update software smoothly, it seems that many of us tasked with that responsibility find ourselves nervous about making changes. This is especially true for database changes, where we must not … Continue reading →

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The Value of Code

Posted on December 2, 2014 by way0utwest

It seems that many businesses can operate with a large margin for error. Managers can make some poor decisions, processes can be a bit inefficient, and employees can be disengaged, yet companies can still turn a profit. Non-profits, and certainly … Continue reading →

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