Tag Archives: software development

Solving Problems at Midnight

I couldn’t sleep last night. I was tossing and turning, struggling to rest, and it seemed I was waking up every 20 minutes. My demo broke. I have a talk that I’m giving at the Denver SQL Server User Group … Continue reading

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Getting Started with CI and Databases

It’s fairly easy. At least, I think it is if a salesperson can do it. Alex Yates, salesman extraordinaire at Red Gate Software, spent a lunch hour recently setting up a CI system so he could better understand how hard, … Continue reading

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The Challenges of Being Safe

This editorial was originally published on Mar 19, 2009. It is being re-run today as Steve is away at DevConnections. One thing we recommend is to make sure that production data is always kept safe, which means that you keep control … Continue reading

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Secure Programming

This editorial was originally published on Mar 19, 2009. It is being re-run today as Steve is away at DevConnections. Writing secure software is hard. The way most people learn software, from simple examples that slowly build our knowledge, doesn’t encourage … Continue reading

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