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nice article Craig. one litttle thing you left out though;
you have to really enjoy working with the technology. as Confucius said, "Choose a job you love, and you will never have to work a day in your life."
that is really something that I feel is extremely important. i have to love this non-sense to answer pages at 2 am, apply hot fixes on Sunday mornings and listen to devs complain they need sysadmin access..... the list goes on and on...
but, for some strange reason, i love it.
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*Puts hand up from back of room*
CREATE TABLE #PartsOfSpeech ( WordType VARCHAR(30), Definition VARCHAR(200), Example VARCHAR(1000), Notes VARCHAR(1000) ); GO
INSERT INTO #PartsOfSpeech (WordType, Definition, Example, Notes) VALUES ( 'Gerund', 'A verb used as a noun.', 'Replying to SQL Server Central articles is lots of fun!!', 'The word "replying" in the example, although a verb, is the subject of the sentence and used as a noun.' );
SELECT * FROM #PartsOfSpeech;
DROP TABLE #PartsOfSpeech;
*Puts hand down and ducks pork chops*

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Well Done, Craig!
As a Data Architect, I liked your definition and would forward your article to all the HR, brokers, and recruiters who don't want to put a little effort into the hiring process with their clients and search for the "best of the best."
It does appear to be a trend to try to wrap two or three people into one job description only to spin their wheels looking for the elusive superman!
...and life continues!
Good luck!
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Craig,
Excellent article. Can't wait to see the next one.
Steve Jimmo Sr DBA “If we ever forget that we are One Nation Under God, then we will be a Nation gone under." - Ronald Reagan
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| Very nice article. This validates much of what I had in my head already, but not nearly as organized!
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Interesting article, it pointed out to me some areas where I need to do some work, before I can call myself a DBA...
Yes, I'm a novice at this, despite doing some basic DBA stuff for my employer (hardware stuff, installing SQL, Windows networking / security / Active Directory) there are things I don't know how to do (create a view, stored procedures) and some I can do if I keep Google handy (basic queries, backups)
Thanks! Jason
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Great article Craig,
It was really put well, I now know where to focus more as a developer now and how to steer myself to the next level. I just got laid-off and applying for jobs and whenever the see the job description i get tears in my eyes. They are looking for a superman.
Regards, Bala
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