As I start this editorial, I am sitting at a PostgreSQL conference in New York City during the nighttime reception. The sound of 100 voices is not quite deafening, but it is certainly loud and understanding anyone in this group would be hard. It is also hard because I only know about four people at […]
2024-10-05
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Steve reminisces about the older technology of putting words on paper, often from the web.
2024-10-04
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How many of us clean up our databases and is it worth it? Steve has a few thoughts.
2024-10-02
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Platform engineering is a new area of focus for some, but it's already being seen as passé by some. Steve notes that there isn't a magic bullet for building better software. It comes about by us working together.
2024-09-30
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Have you ever been stuck in some area of your life? Maybe at work? That big project. Progressing in your career. The slow query that seems impossible to make faster. Learning new skills to switch careers. Maybe outside of work? The weekend home project that’s been going on for more than a few weekends… possibly […]
2024-09-28
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2024-09-27
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Steve is a little disappointed in technology that didn't work well after a security incident.
2024-09-25
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Governments want backdoors built into encryption software, which Steve thinks is a bad idea.
2024-09-23
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2024-09-21
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Stored procedures can be poorly written, but Steve prefers them over embedded code.
2024-09-20
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