The way we write code impacts our users, but it can also impact our wallet, especially in cloud computing. Steve Jones wonders how many people bother to profile and test their code.  Read more...

Part 4 of the top 5 hard earned lessons of a DBA.  Read more...

Today Steve Jones talks about the future of software development and how it might not require developers to know anything about servers.  Read more...

Why is it so hard to build better software? Steve Jones looks at recent problem in iOS that seems silly.  Read more...

Get a free ebook that discusses how you can better manage your team development.  Read more...

Steve Jones would like to see more disclosure about what works and doesn't work when deploying new systems and software.  Read more...

Thie article focuses on using SSIS to automatically check in the changes that the developers missed for the day into the version control system.   Read more...

Steve Jones says that developers should take responsibility for the code they deploy, perhaps with a warranty of sorts inside their company.  Read more...

Today Steve Jones talks about pair programming and when it might make sense for data professionals.  Read more...

If we rewrite the coding rules, will software be more secure? Steve Jones thinks it might and that we should be constantly looking to change the techniques, patterns, and skills we have.  Read more...

Intuit manages ten million lines of code in a single codebase and does a great job of it. Read a little about what they do.  Read more...

Continuous integration, or CI, brings developers closer to delivering error-free software flawlessly. Find out how to implement it.   Read more...

Continuous integration, or CI, brings developers closer to delivering error-free software flawlessly. Find out how to implement it.   Read more...

Better security can be achieved by writing better code. Steve Jones agrees, but doesn't think it's as easy as it sounds.  Read more...

Is it worth writing your own software? Steve Jones says you ought to really think about it and perhaps spend time looking to buy something before you build a new application.  Read more...

How responsible should developers be for their code? Facebook has an interesting way of looking at their engineers' performance.  Read more...

A great developer is worth more than an average one, but how much more? Steve Jones has a few thoughts for you to think about.  Read more...

For this Friday's poll, Steve Jones talks about a fundamental architectural decision for your software. Do you want central control or a series of distributed processes, each one self-aware, and able to act on its own.  Read more...

IT is too slow. That was a quote that inspired this piece from Steve Jones that talks about the need for IT to be more flexible and agile in their efforts. That includes the data professional in their modeling.  Read more...

When it comes to the subject of putting databases into source control, Troy Hunt is no shrinking violet. “Database source control is no longer negotiable”. In this article, published originally in his Blog, Troy explains how to do Continuous Integration from a database that is in a Version Control System (VCS).  Read more...