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title:  Backends - Tooling
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### Custom tools of the trade
Sometimes you need more than what comes out of the box.

To be sure, [COTS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_off-the-shelf) is always best, especially if it has strong customization options.

For example, I will never again write deployment scripts by hand. I will use things like Ansible, or Puppet, Salt, Chef, and so on, and customize whatever needs customizing.

Sometimes, though, you need a set of sharp tools, say:

- Convert something to some proprietary data format that just wont die
- Convert something FROM some proprietary data format that .. you catch my drift
- Convert large chunks of data from an old format to a fancy new one, or new database vendor all together
- Build an especially complicated system (probably using things that just wont die)

These are usually command line tools, written in Shell Script, Python, Ruby, or whatever seems suitable.

I will even write you a GUI tool or two. It's not my main forte, but, did I mention I like to learn? Bring it on.

The bottom line is, tooling is what enables the work you really want to do. Let me support you in this endeavor.

---
layout: default
title:  Backends - Tooling
lang: en
permalink: "/services/backends/tooling_en/"
lang_ref: services_backends_tooling
---
### Custom tools of the trade
Sometimes you need more than what comes out of the box.

[COTS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Commercial_off-the-shelf) is almost always the best choice, especially if there are strong customization options.

For example, I will never again write deployment scripts by hand. I will use things like Ansible, or Puppet, Salt, Chef, and so on, and customize whatever needs customizing.

Sometimes, though, you need a set of sharp tools, say:

- Convert something to some proprietary data format that just wont die
- Convert something FROM some proprietary data format that .. you catch my drift
- Convert large chunks of data from an old format to a fancy new one, or new database vendor all together
- Build an especially complicated system (probably using things that just wont die)

These are usually command line tools, written in Shell Script, Python, Ruby, or whatever seems suitable.

I will even write you a GUI tool or two. It's not my main forte, but, did I mention I like to learn? Bring it on.

The bottom line is, tooling is what enables the work you really want to do. Let me support you in this endeavor.

Tweak sentence, to make COTS look less ugly
Tweak sentence, to make COTS look less ugly
