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We Fixed The Progress Bar: A Jetpack Boost Debugging Story

2026-05-27 · by Hannah Vernon · in AI for DBAs

Last week I published a post about Jetpack Boost’s progress bar going backwards. That post was an analysis: what the code does, why the bar behaves oddly, and a commentary on misleading code comments. This…

Performance Monitor: Free SQL Server Monitoring That Doesn’t Phone Home

2026-05-26 · by Hannah Vernon · in tools

I spend a lot of time on this blog talking about tools. Some of them are good. Some of them are overhyped on LinkedIn. This one is neither overhyped nor underpowered. It’s the real deal….

Performance Studio: A Cross-Platform SQL Server Execution Plan Analyzer

2026-05-26 · by Hannah Vernon · in tools

You have a slow query. You pull the execution plan in SSMS. You stare at the arrows. Some are thick, some are thin. There’s a yellow triangle somewhere. You’re pretty sure the problem is “in…

“The Numbers Are Wild”: Anatomy of a LinkedIn Tech Hype Post

2026-05-21 · by Hannah Vernon · in Hot Takes, Professional Development

A post showed up in my LinkedIn feed last week. It had all the hallmarks: short punchy sentences, each on their own line. Dramatic pauses between claims. A number so impressive it demanded an emoji…

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