Database First or Application First
Today Steve is wondering how you approach coordinating application and database changes. Share which one you deploy first.
2025-04-16
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software development
Using Feature Flags
Feature flags are being used in modern software development. Steve thinks these should also be a staple of database changes.
2025-04-07
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Monoliths and Microservices
Should we build modern software as monoliths or microservices? Or something else? Steve has a few thoughts today.
2025-03-24
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No End to Programmers
The idea of chat-oriented programming has led some people to think that AI LLMs will reduce the need for programmers. Steve disagrees.
2025-02-08
135 reads
Simple(r) Coffee
Choice is good, but too much choice can cause problems in both coffee shops and software teams, as Steve notes today.
2025-01-13
126 reads
Why Would You Do That?
We look at problems in different ways and Steve notes this can help or hinder us in software development.
2024-12-09
125 reads
The Pervasive Nature of Open Source
This week there was a headline that said "Open Source Software Powers 96% of Modern Applications, New Study Finds" and if you stopped reading there, you might think, hey, it's not in the apps I work on. Or you might think that because you use OSS software, most of the world also does. Microsoft, Oracle, […]
2024-12-07
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Distributed Monoliths
What is a distributed monolith vs. a microservice architecture? Steve has a few thoughts today.
2024-12-06
158 reads
Reducing the Cycle Time
Building software can be hard and lots of people have tried various methodologies to improve the way their teams work. Steve notes a lot of the process is the same, but he has a preference.
2024-12-04
94 reads
Separate Reads
Today Steve wonders how many software developers use separate connections for reads and writes in their application.
2024-11-13
128 reads
Blogs
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Creating JSON II
On SQL Server 2025, what happens when I run this code:
SELECT JSON_OBJECTAGG( N'City':N'Denver' RETURNING JSON) GOSee possible answers