Protean

In writing this post I was thinking about those tools that aren’t necessarily for database programming but at the same time I wouldn’t want to be without. It then got me to thinking about what software surpassed my expectations in what ways.

Whilst I’m a fan of open source technology, frequently it has left me cold. Or there have been times when I’ve installed some software that I really wish I hadn’t and wandered how I could have been so lax as to risk my data and operating system on an untested application. But then there are occasions also when I’m pleasantly surprised. An open source application that does something better / faster / easier than its proprietary counter parts, or an application that I’ve purchased that does everything it says on the tin without paying through the roof.

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