Tag Archives: software development

Checking Up on Developers

Posted on November 26, 2013 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on May 8, 2009. It is being re-run as Steve is on vacation. The other day I was reading Brad McGeHee’s post on duplicate indexes, and it struck a chord with me. That same issue … Continue reading →

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It Starts with Version Control

Posted on November 20, 2013 by way0utwest

As a software developer, I learned about the value of version control over time. My first forays into development were as a child, where I made a single backup of my code on a separate floppy disk in the event I had … Continue reading →

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Runtime Code

Posted on November 13, 2013 by way0utwest

I was talking with someone recently who was building a dynamic process that generated its own code at runtime to process ETL files based on a set of rules. It was an impressive system, and reminded me of how BIML can dynamically … Continue reading →

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Test Coverage

Posted on November 12, 2013 by way0utwest

I’ve never had to work full time in a QA group, but I have had to perform software testing of an application and it wasn’t fun. Even as I worked through the various features, looking for edge cases, common mistakes, … Continue reading →

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