Git hooks are a useful way of triggering code quality scripts. The pre-commit tool provides us with a way of doing this and tapping into the huge library of scripts already in existence to ensure our code complies with general linting and formatting good practice.
2023-01-13
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I have worked in more than one regulated industry, and since the banking crisis of 2008, I have witnessed a sea change in the approach to regulation. The UK Financial Services Authority (FSA) was seen to be a toothless tiger. The UK government replaced the FSA with two separate bodies, each with its own more […]
2021-10-25
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A few lessons from a SQL Server DBA that is working on PostgreSQL. David Poole tells us where the similarities in the platforms can cause problems.
2021-07-30
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Documentation may not be something we aspire to do, but it is a valuable skill.
2021-04-30
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Technical skills come and go while soft skills will serve you throughout your life. They will have the greatest influence over your career, job and role. For some people soft skills come naturally. As an Aspergers person (Aspie) I have to practice my soft skills at every opportunity. Pure techies need not lose hope. Soft […]
2021-04-23 (first published: 2019-09-19)
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Documentation is never a favorite task for developers. This article describes how you can use database system catalogs to make generating column descriptions less labor-intensive and also jump start a data dictionary or catalog.
2020-01-14
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If you want to be an effective communicator focus on what your audience need to hear rather than what you want to say
2019-09-02 (first published: 2016-01-29)
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Vagrant provides a mechanism to build and configure a virtual Linux box running SQL Server 2017
2019-08-16 (first published: 2017-11-14)
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You are never too experienced to make mistakes. An occasional dose of humble pie serves as a reminder to up our game.
2019-07-05 (first published: 2017-05-18)
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Today we have a guest editorial that looks at DevOps and the need for your culture to promote collaboration.
2019-06-28
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