Tag Archives: software development

Planning

Posted on December 5, 2012 by way0utwest

I made it to the UK on a very smooth, uneventful, on-time trip. That’s just what I like when traveling. After arriving at Heathrow and traveling to Cambridge, I arrived at the Red Gate office just in time for lunch. … Continue reading →

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Don’t Explain Too Much

Posted on November 29, 2012 by way0utwest

I was reading a note recently from a DBA working at a software company. Their management wanted to ensure clients had a simple backup solution and were leaning towards Windows OS backup instead of SQL Server backups. They were planning … Continue reading →

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Failure Lessons

Posted on November 15, 2012 by way0utwest

I really wish that we would see detailed analysis of failed systems, if for no other reasons than to avoid repeating the same mistakes in the future. I’d hope that technical people that were engaged in building systems that didn’t … Continue reading →

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Software Teams

Posted on October 31, 2012 by way0utwest

Today’s editorial was originally published on Dec 10, 2007. It is being re-run today as Steve is at DevConnections. I definitely used to not trust developers. At least not with my database code, requiring them to send requests to me … Continue reading →

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