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How Bad Things Happen … in the Data Access Layer (Or Why DTOs Are the Devil)

The unintended but entirely predictable consequences of quick & dirty data design and structures, overly simplistic demo code, ceding…

4 min readMar 30, 2024

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Doug Wilson

How Bad Things Happen … in the Data Layer

The unintended consequences of hasty data design, simplistic demo code, ORMs, unexamined assumptions, and the lack of standards

15 min readDec 13, 2023

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How Bad Things Happen … in Software Design & Development

The unintended but entirely predictable consequences of cutting corners and lacking discipline

2 min readNov 18, 2023

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Accountability Matters

Whether we are held accountable or ultimately take responsibility for our own actions defines us and affects everyone around us … forever…

4 min readOct 18, 2023

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Accountability Matters

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E³ — Entertain Enlighten Empower

E³ Q&A — Doug Wilson

“Since our problems have been our own creation, they also can be overcome.” — George Harrison

4 min readOct 17, 2023

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Artificial Intelligence (AI) Taxonomies

“You keep using that word. I do not think it means what you think it means.”

4 min readAug 22, 2023

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My Google Chrome browser bookmark folder hierarchy, e.g. Tech, A/B/n Testing, Accessibility, Analytics, Application Framework etc

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Excellent list, descriptions, and examples.

There is nowhere near enough detailed, pragmatic technical information like this available on Medium. Bookmarking, saving, sharing ...

1 min readMar 14, 2023

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Considerate Communication

Exchanging information clearly, completely, and with consideration for your audience

6 min readNov 2, 2022

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Avoid Bad Apples in Business Transformation

By going to the tree rather than the barrel

4 min readJan 15, 2022

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Avoid Bad Apples in Business Transformation

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The Software Architect Role, Organizational Culture Fit, and Influencing Change

Organizations seeking a software “architect” usually have one of two very different ideas in mind about what an architect is and does and…

9 min readNov 17, 2021

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The Software Architect Role, Organizational Culture Fit, and Influencing Change

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Doug Wilson

Doug Wilson

Doug Wilson is an experienced software application architect, music lover, problem solver, former film/video editor, philologist, and father of four.

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