The Backlog
A backlog is important for software development, and Steve has a few thoughts on how to add things to the backlog.
2022-04-08
178 reads
software development
The Challenges of Changing Software Tools
The way different generations use computers could affect how we built software tools.
2022-03-14
125 reads
Speedy Break Fix
Is DevOps and Agile better than waterfall? Steve has a few thoughts after a recent experience.
2022-02-07
207 reads
It Isn't Worth Automating
Every year I'm responsible for a portion of the Database Weekly newsletters. I used to do half, but right now Kathi, Grant, and I are on a rotation. Our boss puts out a schedule each year, which tells me the weeks for which I am responsible. Each January I then set up a recurring appointment […]
2022-01-17
172 reads
Coding for the Future
Writing code that solves problems and adapts to the future is a challenge, but it's something we should think about.
2022-01-12
253 reads
Worse Before Better
We need to approach software development with a balance of making things better, and ensuring they work.
2021-12-08
205 reads
Building a Production Database
Lessons learned from building a database caught Steve's eye, and he has a few comments.
2021-12-01
518 reads
The Complexity of Modern Systems
Building software is hard, and our systems are very complex these days.
2021-11-22
314 reads
The API Bottleneck
Using an API for data access can be good, but it can also be a performance problem if everyone uses it.
2021-11-17
728 reads
Making Software Decisions
The process of building software for others involves lots of decisions. Ensuring that you are making good decisions can impact how others view your final product.
2021-09-27
186 reads
Blogs
SQL Saturday Boston 2024 Slides
By Steve Jones
Thanks to everyone that came to my talks. Slides are below. Best Practices for...
Small Data SF 2024
By Steve Jones
I can’t remember how I heard about Small Data SF 2024, but it caught...
A New Word: Moledro
By Steve Jones
moledro – n. a feeling of resonant connection with an author or artist you’ll...
Forums
Impact of adding the opening of the Master Key in a SQL job for SSIS packages
Bonjour à tous, J'ai un problème d'exécution de mes packages SSIS. A chaque opération...
Being an extroverted introvert at a conference
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Being an extroverted introvert at...
Need to group the same valued ID fields to run an aggregate average over them
I have data that contains poll results, with the poll_id consistuting a single row...
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How are statistics stored?
How are the statistics for query optimization stored in SQL Server?
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