Big Data or Small Data
Today Steve talks about big data sets and whether we really need them, or even enjoy working with them.
2024-12-18
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Editorials
2024-12-16
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Do As I Say, Not As I Do
Yesterday morning I sat down to start a new project. Before I got started, I knew I needed to put this in source control. Now, the project was going to be in AWS, but, AWS has shut down their flavor of Git, CodeCommit. I decided to use GitHub instead, no big deal. Well, until I […]
2024-12-14
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2024-12-13
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2024-12-11
141 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
98 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
128 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
70 reads
Doing a Little Research
I've been very pleased with the direction of SSMS the last few years. As it's been separated from SQL Server releases and gets updated more often, I think the changes from v17 though v20 have been improvements. There are still issues, but it's been better. Now we finally have SSMS moving to a modern shell […]
2024-12-02
147 reads
Blogs
The Data API Builder Start and Add Extensions in VS Code
By Steve Jones
One of the things that I like about the Data API Builder (DAB) is...
Using OneLake for Excel Files in Microsoft Fabric
By DataOnWheels
Hey data friends! This blog is to discuss an edge case I’ve run into...
Another AI Faux Pax
By Steve Jones
I was experimenting with a local model (article) and as a part of this,...
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Counting Bits
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