IT DEPENDS !

Database mirroring is not dead yet! ( Such a shame Microsoft uses that terminology now in its cloud context ) It still works and in some cases...

Thanks. I learned this at Redgate, where we had like 5 web frameworks at one point and realized that it took weeks to...

Should I bother?

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I've sat in management meetings where people have expressed frustration that people don't auto-magically know stuff and that surely something is common sense.  The people outside of the room...

I certainly need it. Autodraft did not help me this year.

Good luck

Scalability or popularity first? From what I've seen its popularity first, but who's popularity are you looking for? From my point of view, it is an upper-level manager whose...

To be frank, I don't see NFRs (non-functional requirements) in general given the attention to detail they deserve.

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Beyond those typical NFRs it would be useful to knowing more about...

I'm staying at the Hampton in West Mifflin, recommended by Mr. John. I get there relatively late Fri (7p), so not sure if I'll make dinner then, but leave Sun,...

Indeed. We both barely avoided shutouts

We also have some people that apparently just suck at this

Looking forward to Pitt. Buying tickets and making reservations this week.

See you in a month

I am certainly concerned about data, though in some sense the car has left the proverbial bag. Far too much data is emitted, and too often we don't know the...

AI is a powerful tool, but you are the maestro who brings it to life. It’s like having a grand piano at your disposal—shouting "Play!" won't produce a single...

I think we are near the peak of the hype cycle for AI.

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The idea seems to be that we will replace developers with people who are incredibly good at...

I think rewrites invariably get complicated as people who've held bugs or implemented workarounds start to push more for core changes in code, and add to scope creep.

For complexity, I...