Become a Technological Historian
This week Grant muses on how history can impact our decisions moving forward, and having a little empathy can be useful when re-examining the past.
2019-10-26
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software development
T-SQL Context Switching
Being a standards advocate, Steve has a few thoughts on team code structure.
2019-10-07
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It's Natural to Avoid Problems
Culture change is hard, and it's one of the most difficult things to implement when trying to get your team to work in a DevOps fashion.
2019-10-01
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2019-09-20
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What You Should Know About Coding
Today Steve thinks about the skills and approach we ought to be taught before we start building software as a career.
2019-09-17
325 reads
Grounded
Some laptops are being banned from flights. This could be a hassle, but more, how can anyone tell if you have a banned one?
2019-08-29
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2019-08-21
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Demo Data for Everyone
Steve thinks having a known set of data for your system is one way to improve your software development process and make salespeople happy.
2019-08-14
250 reads
DevOps and OSS Can Scale
Microsoft has embraced open source software, and has opened much of their code. They have also proven that DevOps development can scale in this environment.
2019-07-17
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How can we close the tech skills gap?
One of the most profound challenges faced by technology companies today is talent. According to the latest Harvey Nash survey, 65% of CIOs believe that a shortage of tech skills is affecting their ability to respond to change.
2019-06-27
Blogs
SQLSaturday Orlando Notes – Large Printed Schedules
By Andy Warren
One of the things we’ve done most years in Orlando is to print poster...
Upgrading Windows 10 Home to Pro
By Steve Jones
I use Hyper-V and a few other things that require Windows 10 Pro. When...
Power Platform Quick Tips – Episode 03: Documenting Power Automate Flow Logic
By Devin-Knight
Welcome back to my series on Power Platform quick tips! In this episode you...
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