Document First, Code Later
Phil Factor on the many advantages of building the code from the documentation. For one, it forces us to learn the language and concepts of the business processes before designing the schema.
2012-09-10
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Editorial
The Dream Machine
This Friday Steve Jones has a fun poll. If your new boss told you to spec out a machine, what would you choose?
2012-09-07
152 reads
Privacy
Privacy is a big deal in the digital world, but it's also something companies don't handle well. Steve Jones notes that however things change in the future, the data professional will need to pay more attention to issues in this area.
2012-09-06
102 reads
Rogue Algorithms
As computers get more complex and automated, the chance for rogue algorithms grows. Steve Jones reminds us that we should be careful in how we code and that a little forethought from managers can help.
2012-09-05
209 reads
Ridiculous
Bad behavior at conferences hasn't been a problem at SQL Server events, but it has been elsewhere. Steve Jones thinks this is unacceptable.
2012-09-04
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2012-09-03
68 reads
Watch Your Mouth
The way you talk creates an impression at others. Steve Jones reminds us that we should be careful about using foul language.
2012-08-29
252 reads
Shadow IT
There are often Shadow IT groups in many companies. Steve Jones talks about the potential problems of these groups, and how he has dealt with them in the past.
2012-08-28
226 reads
Outsourcing Jobs
This week Steve Jones looks at some of the jobs being outsourced and how that might affect data professionals.
2012-08-27
187 reads
Ten Million Lines of Code
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.
2012-08-27
230 reads
Blogs
A New Word: Gnossienne
By Steve Jones
gnossienne– n. the awareness that someone you’ve known for years still has a private...
Exploring DiskANN: Part I: Understanding the Algorithm before the disk
How I used AI for this postChatGPT to generate images based on info specifically...
Learning Tool – Deepstash
By Brian Kelley
A few months ago I started using Deepstash. Deepstash breaks books into the key...
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The Data API Builder MCP Server Tools
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