How Much Code Can You Review?
Code reviews are a part of many developers' lives, but is there a limit to what you can do effectively?
2023-10-09 (first published: 2017-01-27)
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Editorials
Confidence
Today, I want to blog about something I have only limited knowledge of … confidence. Okay, I understand what confidence is, and I have seen it before in the real world and not just in biographical movies. In fact, I have met quite a few highly confident people. In almost every case, it was immediately […]
2023-10-07
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2023-10-06 (first published: 2017-01-30)
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Building Bonds with Entertainment
Over the years I've had the chance to work in a lot of companies, and I've seen a lot of different team-building attempts take place. In restaurants, these were often nights out with too many adult beverages. At a power station, we had some large outdoor BBQs, where again, sometimes there were too many adult […]
2023-10-04
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The Need for DevSecOps
DevOps is great, but Steve thinks we need to ensure we include security is a part of what we do when building and deploying software.
2023-10-02
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Community at PASS Summit
Last Saturday, September 23, was the first day of Fall. Regardless of how much has happened and changed over the last three and a half years, time keeps marching forward. And yet, there's exciting familiarity every time I see November approaching because I know something special is about to happen for those of us in […]
2023-09-30
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A Staffing Disaster
An Azure datacenter had a failure after an incident, partially because they didn't have enough people. Steve notes that staffing is a challenge in many ways.
2023-09-29
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Running a Service
The way we view our jobs might change how we do them. Steve has some advice on how to think about the work you do.
2023-09-27
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Are You Worried About AI?
Many people are worried for their future career prospects with the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in many situations. Steve doesn't think that AI is going to take over the world, but it might affect your future opportunities.
2023-09-25
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Gentlest of Reminders, Don't Stop Learning
I was on the road for just over two weeks. I was able to travel around to a few places and present some sessions. But, better than that, thanks to SQL Konferenz, I was able to go to a couple of sessions and learn some stuff. I'm lucky/cursed in my position at Redgate. We have […]
2023-09-23
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Blogs
Free SQL Training: Dive into Databases This December!
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Monday Monitor Tips: CIS Compliant
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My 2024 in Data: Music
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The Reindeer Count
How many reindeer does Santa have pulling his sleigh? (according to the famous song) Hint, the answers are not base 10.
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