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Elasticsearch is a great way to store and search document based data. However it isn’t always going to satisfy all of your storage needs. So, you will want to find ways to keep Elasticsearch up to date with the latest data from your database. No fast writes The easiest way to keep your Elasticsearch documents up to date would be to make a PU... Read More

Looking for a new job is stressful and hard. Either you have to perform this in secret so that your current employer doesn’t know you’re going to leave or you’re under the gun because you’re unemployed and need a paycheck coming in again soon. No matter your situation, finding a development job will be a lot like going back to school. You wil... Read More

Thanksgiving is a time for family, giving thanks, football, and providing technical support for family. This year’s task was helping my mother in law make a purchase on a site dedicated to craft and sewing patterns. My mother in law is not super tech savvy but isn’t a novice by any means. She emails, shops online and does your basic 21st cent... Read More

This Saturday I’ll be speaking about databases at Chippewa Valley Code Camp. So I’ve been thinking a lot about various database topics including how to choose a primary key for your database table. I am a big proponent of using surrogate keys, however, on a few occasions I have been convinced otherwise. To me, a surrogate key means the pri... Read More

I have finally started a blog. Why now you may ask? There are a couple of reasons. Now that my youngest son is turning eight I have a little bit more extra time than when the kids were little. So, I’m trying to fill that time without about 4x more activities than will fit. The main reason is that after almost 20 years in the field of technolo... Read More