InstantForum.NET v2.9.0SQLServerCentralhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/notifications@sqlservercentral.comMon, 20 May 2013 11:05:08 GMT20http://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxJeff,It's an Excellent interview.[quote]I don’t pick the subjects; they pick me.Take the time, every day, to teach someone something new.[/quote]Wow...I love these lines.Thu, 15 Dec 2011 05:35:31 GMTmuthukkumaran Kaliyamoorthyhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]newdb (10/3/2011)[/b][hr]Jeff, can I please use your saying "..we should all carry forward: share the knowledge we’ve all fought so hard to learn." ? We can only learn when we first share.Thank you to you all in the community for sharing your knowledge.[/quote]I guess it depends on what you're going to use it for. ;-)Mon, 03 Oct 2011 10:37:26 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxJeff, can I please use your saying "..we should all carry forward: share the knowledge we’ve all fought so hard to learn." ? We can only learn when we first share.Thank you to you all in the community for sharing your knowledge.Mon, 03 Oct 2011 09:44:47 GMTnewdbhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote]Gosh... thanks, Mike. :blush: Those are some mighty kind words. It's safe to say that you're one of the folks I've known the longest in the world of SQL Server because of that nifty little forum. It's a shame they killed it right when folks were really starting to get active on it.[/quote]Yeah, and it was very sudden. Funny thing is, I think it was a Google search for your name that led me here when I found myself itching for another good forum to join. :-D---MIKE&lt;G&gt;Mon, 26 Sep 2011 06:34:53 GMTMike M - DBA2Bhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxThanks, Marilu. Those are a pair of awesome compliments. "Miss Liberty" is one of my favorite "people" and it was my pleasure to serve.Heh... having a bit of fun... I know I'm a crusty ol' sailor with a white beard but I haven't quite started to grow any "Mold" on me, yet. :-D There's no "L" in my name especially after being told to "get the 'L' out of here" so many times in my early days in the service. :-PSat, 24 Sep 2011 16:36:40 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxI don't take much time to read my daily subscription but I ALWAYS read the Jeff Molden articles. The award is well-deserved. And, now that I know you served in the Navy, I'd like to thank you for your time and dedication to the preservation of Liberty.Sat, 24 Sep 2011 13:37:00 GMTMarilu Gordonhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]Mike M - DBA2B (9/23/2011)[/b][hr]I have to say, most of my day has been "just ok". Seeing that Jeff received this has put me over the moon. Jeff, not only are you worthy of this accolade, but there should be a "Lifetime Achievement" equivalent named after you. :-D I can still remember some of my earliest convos with you all those years ago on that other forum, and in the near-decade since then, you haven't changed a bit. You're still the most helpful, kind, honest, and creative DBA I've been privileged to know in any capacity.Congrats, Jeff! Well deserved!---MIKE&lt;G&gt;[/quote]Gosh... thanks, Mike. :blush: Those are some mighty kind words. It's safe to say that you're one of the folks I've known the longest in the world of SQL Server because of that nifty little forum. It's a shame they killed it right when folks were really starting to get active on it.Fri, 23 Sep 2011 16:05:15 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxI have to say, most of my day has been "just ok". Seeing that Jeff received this has put me over the moon. Jeff, not only are you worthy of this accolade, but there should be a "Lifetime Achievement" equivalent named after you. :-D I can still remember some of my earliest convos with you all those years ago on that other forum, and in the near-decade since then, you haven't changed a bit. You're still the most helpful, kind, honest, and creative DBA I've been privileged to know in any capacity.Congrats, Jeff! Well deserved!---MIKE&lt;G&gt;Fri, 23 Sep 2011 15:00:23 GMTMike M - DBA2Bhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]mkeast (9/22/2011)[/b][hr]Congratulations, Jeff. You have been deserving of an award like this for years. As a long-time SSC member and regular tally table user (and calendar table!), I thank you for everything you have given to this community, not only with your technical expertise, but your positive and caring attitude.Hopefully, there is much more to come for you.Mike[/quote]Thank you for the great feedback, Mike. Like I said earlier, I aim to please... I'm not always successful, but I'm always aiming. :-) Heh... I'm not sure I could handle "much more to come"... the kind words and well-wishes I've received from everyone have been an absolutely incredible, totally unexpected, and deeply humbling unadvertised and pleasent side affect to this award. I'm in awe and in dept to the community that gave me the opportunity to serve and learn at the same time. A person couldn't have asked for more.Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:57:43 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]L' Eomot Inversé (9/22/2011)[/b][hr]Great interview, Jeff.And congratulations again on the award.[/quote]Thanks again, Tom. And don't you ever even think about quitting. Your posts and advice have been quite the inspiration especially when a post goes seriously offtrack. Thank you for your help!Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:39:16 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]Mike McQuillan (9/22/2011)[/b][hr]Congratulations Jeff, I'm really pleased for you! Well done and a good interview too.[/quote]I have to admit, I was pretty nervous about the interview and how it might come out. Thank you for the feedback and the kind words, Mike.Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:35:02 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]mtassin (9/22/2011)[/b][hr][quote]He calls himself an “Accidental DBA.” His title at DiscoverReady is Lead Application DBA and Data Architect. He’s known as a writer for SQLServerCentral.com whose articles are often read by tens of thousands. [b][u]He is the lead advocate for the Anti-RBAR (Row by Agonizing Row) Alliance.[/u][/b] He’s also a pool player, beer drinker, magnet-buff, quilter, gardener, motorcyclist, and partner to his life-long love, Debbie. But perhaps most of all, he’s a natural-born helper of others.[/quote]I find it amusing that we have this alliance... at some point Jeff, you need to create www.anti-rbar.com or something so that we can all actually sign up for it. :)[/quote]Heh... I'm just happy that people have really started to embrace the thought process of what RBAR is and how to fight it but you might have something there. Let me think about it. Thanks, Mark.Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:33:36 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]Kiara (9/22/2011)[/b][hr]Congratulations, Jeff, and thank you, yet again, for everything you do and all you teach.[/quote]Thank you again, Kiara. I appreciate the kind words.Fri, 23 Sep 2011 05:20:27 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxCongratulations, Jeff. You have been deserving of an award like this for years. As a long-time SSC member and regular tally table user (and calendar table!), I thank you for everything you have given to this community, not only with your technical expertise, but your positive and caring attitude.Hopefully, there is much more to come for you.MikeThu, 22 Sep 2011 18:49:24 GMTmkeasthttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxGreat interview, Jeff.And congratulations again on the award.Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:53:08 GMTL' Eomot Inverséhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxCongratulations Jeff, I'm really pleased for you! Well done and a good interview too.Thu, 22 Sep 2011 16:36:09 GMTMike McQuillanhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote]He calls himself an “Accidental DBA.” His title at DiscoverReady is Lead Application DBA and Data Architect. He’s known as a writer for SQLServerCentral.com whose articles are often read by tens of thousands. [b][u]He is the lead advocate for the Anti-RBAR (Row by Agonizing Row) Alliance.[/u][/b] He’s also a pool player, beer drinker, magnet-buff, quilter, gardener, motorcyclist, and partner to his life-long love, Debbie. But perhaps most of all, he’s a natural-born helper of others.[/quote]I find it amusing that we have this alliance... at some point Jeff, you need to create www.anti-rbar.com or something so that we can all actually sign up for it. :)Thu, 22 Sep 2011 07:41:12 GMTmtassinhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxCongratulations, Jeff, and thank you, yet again, for everything you do and all you teach.Thu, 22 Sep 2011 05:36:53 GMTKiarahttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]Harveysburger (9/21/2011)[/b][hr]Thumbs up from Curaçao[/quote]Thank you and good to "see" you again. Is Roy going to let you go to PASS with him this year?Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:18:02 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]ken.trock (9/21/2011)[/b][hr]Jeff, congratulations on the award. I know everytime I need a solution to a database programming problem my well trained programmer brain wants to construct a loop. Then I think about you and your teachings keeping us out of RBAR!Ken[/quote]Thanks, Ken. Going back and forth between the procedural and declarative paradigms is one of the toughest things there is to do especially when someone like yourself is really good on the procedural side of the world. Glad to see that folks are mastering the shift between the two. Thanks for letting me be a part of all that.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:16:47 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]Roy Ernest (9/21/2011)[/b][hr][quote][b]Evil Kraig F (9/21/2011)[/b][hr]*claps* Rock on ya old whitebeard! Us younguns are still learnin' every day from ya! :-D[/quote]You a youngun? :hehe: Great job Jeff.. Looking forward to meet you at the Summit. We will meet on Monday evening at the Lowells. :-)[/quote]Now THAT sounds like a plan, Roy! I'm definitely looking forward to it! :-)Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:06:34 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]Evil Kraig F (9/21/2011)[/b][hr]*claps* Rock on ya old whitebeard! Us younguns are still learnin' every day from ya! :-D[/quote]Heh... I'm really only 23! Guess I'm going to have to fire my stunt double or at least get him to shave (no chance in that, by the way) and suck in that gut! :-PWhat a tremendous community we have here. Old teaches young. Young teaches old. Thanks for the great posts you've put out there, Craig.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 21:03:41 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]Chris Harshman (9/21/2011)[/b][hr]I'd just like to say how glad I am that Jeff is a part of the SQL Server community, and say thanks for all I've learned from his writings. He's such an inspiration! :Wow:[/quote]Gosh, Chris... thanks for the nice thoughts. I'm glad I could help.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:48:53 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]Jim Murphy (9/21/2011)[/b][hr]Congratulations Jeff! Well deserved. Really.I look forward to meeting you at The Summit in a few weeks!I especially appreciate your spirit of giving. Let me tell you, as a full time consultant, many of my peers and companions are 'takers', always looking for a way to keep what they know to themselves to keep money coming in. The job security argument. I CAN'T STAND THAT! Teaching is giving and when done with a giving attitude (rather than a taking [of glory] attitude, it is a beautiful thing.Please, keep it up as I know you will... Because you can't help it. You ARE a giver, not a taker in disguise. Thanks for all of your help around here.[/quote]You've absolutely hit the nail on the head on the job security thing, Jim. And those poor people being so stingy with information just don't know what they're actually doing to themselves especially in the money department. I can't speak for anyone else, of course, but I've found that the information-stingy contractors are actually the ones that work themselves out of a job because word gets around that they are, in fact, stingy. The ones that are willing share information and take a bit of time to teach a couple of things to site personel are the ones who are perceived to be trustworthy, honest, helpful and a couple of other Boy Scout terms and are invited back for repeat business. And that kind of information gets around... so does the information about being stingy.I definitely look forward to meeting you at PASS and, hopefully, at the SQLServerCentral party on Tuesday night.And thank you for the very kind words both here and in other threads. I don't "teach" expecting to hear such things in return, but they sure are a joy. Thanks, Jim.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:45:52 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]sql_lock (9/21/2011)[/b][hr]Simply, well deserved!!![/quote]Thank you for the feedback. I aim to please. I sometimes miss, but I'm always aiming. :-)Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:31:56 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]opc.three (9/21/2011)[/b][hr]Congratulations Jeff, and Thank You for all you do :-)[/quote]Thanks, Orlando. I've not forgotten the pair of articles you and I want to write together. It's going to be a whole lot of fun writing them. Now that SQLSaturday #84 has come and gone, I'm finishing up a couple of things I need to get done and then I'll start writing my half. I'll definitely be in touch.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:25:26 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]sharath.chalamgari (9/21/2011)[/b][hr]Congrats Jeff, this will be really inspirational for other sql folks.[/quote]Thanks, Sharath. I really do hope this helps inspire others especially when it comes to sharing knowledge. I try to help because the "teacher" in me gets a great thrill to watch someone's "light" come on. What I didn't realize when I first started sharing info is how much good info comes back to you... there's always someone with a nifty trick that you might not have thought of. The "Tally Oh" and "Replace Multiple Spaces" articles are prime examples of where just such a thing happened. Just several hours after each article came out, someone either made an improvement that I'd not thought of or came up with an alternate method that was even better than the one I wrote about.The old saying is "Nothing ventured, nothing gained." Believe it. Help others and you'll be amazed at how much knowledge people will share in return.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:21:31 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]Anipaul (9/20/2011)[/b][hr]Great Jeff Great Talk!!! Thanks for all the help you provided to all of us!!! We should also thank Rich Bay and your boss :-) for the "accident", otherwise we may miss this great SQL UMBRELLA named Jeff Moden....[/quote]Thanks for the great feedback, Anipaul. The article on my interview has actually been cut back quite a bit... It's actually Rich Bay that I have to thank for my primordial anti-RBAR sentiment.During the week that Rich was on-site and acting as an SQL Mentor to me when he had the time, I ran into a bit of a problem in SQL and originally resorted to trying to solve the problem with RBAR. Now, Rich had assigned chapters for me to study in the books we bought for my education on SQL Server. I didn't realize it at the time, but he'd intentionally left out the chapters on loops and cursors. Rich is a mild mannered gentleman, but when I asked Rich how I would assign a variable a value from a row so I could loop through the rows, he almost snarled while saying "For that you'd need a cursor... and if you ever write one for something like this, I'm all done teaching you."Let's just say that particular lesson stuck like glue. :-)Wed, 21 Sep 2011 20:08:24 GMTJeff Modenhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxThumbs up from CuraçaoWed, 21 Sep 2011 17:01:38 GMTHarveysburgerhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxJeff, congratulations on the award. I know everytime I need a solution to a database programming problem my well trained programmer brain wants to construct a loop. Then I think about you and your teachings keeping us out of RBAR!KenWed, 21 Sep 2011 15:30:47 GMTken.trockhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx[quote][b]Evil Kraig F (9/21/2011)[/b][hr]*claps* Rock on ya old whitebeard! Us younguns are still learnin' every day from ya! :-D[/quote]You a youngun? :hehe: Great job Jeff.. Looking forward to meet you at the Summit. We will meet on Monday evening at the Lowells. :-)Wed, 21 Sep 2011 15:26:57 GMTRoy Ernesthttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspx*claps* Rock on ya old whitebeard! Us younguns are still learnin' every day from ya! :-DWed, 21 Sep 2011 15:06:56 GMTEvil Kraig Fhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxI'd just like to say how glad I am that Jeff is a part of the SQL Server community, and say thanks for all I've learned from his writings. He's such an inspiration! :Wow:Wed, 21 Sep 2011 11:03:19 GMTChris Harshmanhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxCongratulations Jeff! Well deserved. Really.I look forward to meeting you at The Summit in a few weeks!I especially appreciate your spirit of giving. Let me tell you, as a full time consultant, many of my peers and companions are 'takers', always looking for a way to keep what they know to themselves to keep money coming in. The job security argument. I CAN'T STAND THAT! Teaching is giving and when done with a giving attitude (rather than a taking [of glory] attitude, it is a beautiful thing.Please, keep it up as I know you will... Because you can't help it. You ARE a giver, not a taker in disguise. Thanks for all of your help around here.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 09:02:18 GMTJim Murphyhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxSimply, well deserved!!!Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:18:04 GMTsql_lockhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxCongratulations Jeff, and Thank You for all you do :-)Wed, 21 Sep 2011 06:01:37 GMTopc.threehttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxCongrats Jeff, this will be really inspirational for other sql folks.Wed, 21 Sep 2011 03:46:41 GMTsharath.chalamgarihttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxGreat Jeff Great Talk!!! Thanks for all the help you provided to all of us!!! We should also thank Rich Bay and your boss :-) for the "accident", otherwise we may miss this great SQL UMBRELLA named Jeff Moden....Tue, 20 Sep 2011 23:27:25 GMTAnipaulhttp://www.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic1174806-1640-1.aspxComments posted to this topic are about the item [B]<A HREF="/articles/Exceptional+DBA+Awards/75986/">An interview with Jeff Moden: Exceptional DBA of 2011 and natural helper</A>[/B]Wed, 14 Sep 2011 05:28:05 GMTBob Cramblitt