The end goal of every software development project should be to build it and deploy it. Not every language has a ‘build’ step but in that case I consider running your tests to be part of the build. If you don’t build it you can’t deploy it and if you don’t deploy it what’s the point?

I really like using LastPass. In the wake of the HeartBleed fiasco I knew I should change several of my passwords as should you.

I’ll be presenting ServiceStack at the April meet up of the OKC Developers Group.

Yesterday Rob Sullivan (@DataChomp); the local data magistrate in town announced he was leaving SQL Server for Postgres and Ruby. I applaud him for this move as it does take a non trivial amount of effort to leave something you have been working with in excess of 10 years for something you have only been looking at for about a year. I know he will do well in whatever environment he choses; because it’s about skill and determination; not about what product or platform you work with. But this isn’t about him and I’m sure he is disappointed about that.