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At Redgate, we’re fascinated by software development and how to do it smarter, better and more intelligently. How do we reduce the burden of legacy code and technical debt, for example? How do we use test-driven development to make the code as robust as possible. How do we apply UX principles and skills to make the complicated software we develop intuitive to use?

Alasdair Daw

26 August 2015

Alasdair Daw

26 August 2015

SQL Prompt 7’s new snippet manager

During the development of SQL Prompt 7, we overhauled the snippet manager to make it more powerful and customizable. The snippet manager documentation lives here but there are some subtleties that I wanted to cover in in this post. Everyone writes SQL differently and we want SQL Prompt to work with your current workflow... Read more

24 August 2015

24 August 2015

Birds, Bees, and Honeycomb

Had I ever been asked the question “What animal would you like to be and why?” (apparently it was a common interview brainteaser), I would have answered “A penguin”. I like water, I also like sardines. I don’t care much for flying (in fact, the older I get, the more frightening a prospect that... Read more

Elizabeth Ayer

10 August 2015

Elizabeth Ayer

10 August 2015

The why (and more importantly the how) of automated database deployment

Reliability, traceability, speed: these are the top three motivators for automating the deployment of database changes. Especially when it comes to production, there is no compromising on the level of scrutiny that may just prevent something disastrous happening in production. This need for quality has a strange effect. We talked recently to 30 teams at various stages... Read more

22 July 2015

22 July 2015

The key to avoiding database version control problems

It’s a familiar story. Two developers are working on a database, they’re using version control, and there’s a problem. The bigger problem is, they don’t even know they have a problem. As far as they’re concerned, they’re doing everything right. They’ve been using version control, so they can deploy the database changes they’ve been... Read more

21 July 2015

21 July 2015

Two different types of release branch

When devising the first workshop for the new Redgate DLM training program, Steve Jones and I got into a bit of a debate about branching. Upon reflection, it’s obvious why. People often use the term ‘release branch’, but they can mean different things. It is important to be clear. I did some Googling and... Read more

Release Branch

Simon Holness

15 June 2015

Simon Holness

15 June 2015

Architectural principles of a DevOps team

Trying to tame complexity Over the last few years my team (“DevOps” – the name’s not entirely accurate, but close enough) have been putting together a handful of charter-like documents that we can agree on and work to. This isn’t an especially new idea and we shamelessly cribbed the initial version from one of the other teams.... Read more

8 June 2015

8 June 2015

How to integrate DLM Dashboard with (just about) every service you use

If you haven’t heard of DLM Dashboard, let me fill you in – it’s a new free tool for helping SQL Server DBAs and developers know what database schema is deployed where. One of the main ways DLM Dashboard does this is by sending an email notification as soon as it spots any unexpected... Read more

DLM Dashboard

ChengVoon Tong

7 April 2015

ChengVoon Tong

7 April 2015

Have you tried team exploratory testing?

If not, why don’t give it a go? As a company which adopts an agile methodology, testing is an integral part of the development process at Redgate. Team exploratory testing is an approach we take so that everyone on a team, from the developers to the support engineers as well as the project and... Read more

Chris Smith

31 March 2015

Chris Smith

31 March 2015

Deploying your software shouldn’t feel like visiting the dentist

As a project manager, the process of deploying software can be fraught with anxiety and dread. I can think about numerous times in my career where, in the shadow of an approaching release deadline, the thought of having to deploy our application was akin to contemplating an imminent visit to the dentist. In fact,... Read more

26 March 2015

26 March 2015

The 5 big benefits of automated deployment

“Every software development team should have a fully automated deployment process.” That’s according to pretty much everyone I meet at conferences and events. It’s not even a debate. It’s a declaration. In actual fact there are only a small number of software development teams who have a ‘one-click’, totally hands-off approach. In Redgate’s latest... Read more

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Posts Categorized in Software development

SQL Prompt 7’s new snippet manager

Birds, Bees, and Honeycomb

The why (and more importantly the how) of automated database deployment

The key to avoiding database version control problems

Two different types of release branch

Architectural principles of a DevOps team

How to integrate DLM Dashboard with (just about) every service you use

Have you tried team exploratory testing?

Deploying your software shouldn’t feel like visiting the dentist

The 5 big benefits of automated deployment