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Outsourcing Operations

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When I first started working in technology in the 90s, it was a time of outsourcing lots of work overseas. Many large companies followed the wave of manufacturing in the 70s and 80s by many companies, including lots of semi-conductor manufacturers. I watched as a number of jobs moved overseas, though fortunately not mine. In […]

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2023-02-06

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Nullable vs Non-Nullable Columns and Adding Not Null Without Downtime in PostgreSQL

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In this article, we are going to talk about nullable and non-nullable columns specifically related to Postgres databases. While the reasons to use nullable or non-nullable columns may seem obvious at first, there are pitfalls associated with each decision that either affect development velocity, affect application performance, or cause downtime. Let's start with definitions. Nullable […]

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2023-02-03

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