Few would disagree that striving for a loosely coupled design is a bad thing. Unfortunately, the software we typically design is much more tightly coupled than we intend. How can you tell whether your design is tightly coupled?
2008-04-04
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Longtime SQL Server expert David Poole brings us a look at Agile Development and how he's been converted. (From Feb 2008)
2009-09-18 (first published: 2008-02-14)
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This article presents ten business analysis guidelines, representing best practices from successful projects.
2007-12-03
3,044 reads
This article discusses prioritizing code by age, using analysis tools and automation, looking at threats from multiple angles, and the importance of education
2007-11-09
1,458 reads
In the latest in their popular series on 'Unit Testing' database development work , Alex K and Alex S give some examples of unit testing Database Modifications
2007-09-18
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Alex and Alex continue their series of three articles on 'Unit Testing' database development work with some examples of unit testing stored procedures.
2007-08-31
4,297 reads
Scott examines strategies for dealing with constraints that business stakeholders may put on software development teams.
2007-08-29
2,486 reads
A thought provoking article from SQL Server expert and trainer Andy Warren. As a DBA you should think about the rules and decrees you have developed over the years and revisit them for application in your current situation.
2007-07-30
3,550 reads
Tracking changes to your development environments is important to ensure that your deployments to production go smoothly. Jacob Sebastion brings us a look at how well the Visual Studio Team System Edition for Database Professionals can help you with this task.
2008-05-19 (first published: 2007-07-25)
6,585 reads
This article looks at logging your database changes from a developer's perspective.
2007-04-26
4,581 reads
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