Gary Varga (10/28/2016)

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I really enjoy utilising new technology but as a mature developer I have one fundamental question when a team (including me) wants to roll out new tech:

After the...

I've learned to ask why a particular response occurs and to keep drilling down until I get to the root cause. In architecture this is called the five whys.

Why...

I worked at one place that had an "AS-LIVE" environment. It was an exact copy of the LIVE environment as it was two weeks ago. It was accessible...

Jeff, I feel your pain. I wish I could buy you a pint and share some war stories.

I've been having thoughts about schema-on-read systems. See what you think.

The writing...

The "team" is a fractal. Yes it means those in charge of the product but it also means that product is part of a wider team.

In terms of managers...

"Conflict" is one of those words that can be misconstrued so easily.

Technically a disagreement is a conflict but it's using a strong word where a quieter word will do.

In the...

Safari Books Online is my big spend until my PC goes bang.

I treated myself to a 2nd 24" monitor.

To be honest, I don't spend money on tech until the old...

"Production" is a bit more nuanced than it used to be.

Would I endorse data scientists conducting experiments on a DB server providing critical services? NO.

Would I provide them with...

What impresses me is when Teradata was formed, what they set out to do and when they achieved it! 1992!

I was installing 20mb Western Digital file cards into...

I find that I rarely do things just once therefore scripting is my normal approach.

You can share a script and learn from one. A well written one has a...

It feels like things have come full circle.

At one time you scripted because that was all there was. Now you script because it's the best way of having a...

I'm not a Luddite. I stepped over the wall into management took a good look around and realised that the grass always looks greener on the other side.

A great...

skeleton567

Wow, David. You absolutely blew me away with that rant. Just wait until your company comes and says they need something and need it quickly, and see...

I was aghast to find an old Clipper app still being maintained, although it didn't really need much maintaining. For next to no investment it was cheerfully generating £2million...

I'll give it a go as...