Larry Johnson-473989 (10/15/2013)
(Part of the reason I'm obsessing over this is because he is pretty full of himself and also made the statement, "Trust me, I've been doing this for 10 years," to support his argument. That kind of statement drives me nuts.)
Lordy! I agree! I hate such arrogant ring-knocking even if they happen to be qualified to make such a brag. People truly worth their salt won't make such a brag as a replacement for proof and will embrace the opportunity to mentor someone about the "why" instead of that "trust me" line of hooie. Sounds more like he was trying to impress the opposite sex than do anything DBA-like.
If I have to work with someone like this, I'll normally try to thoughtfully and kindly coach them into not saying such things and into being a more informed and bettor mentor. I do have an extremely low tolerance for such malarky though. It's a "porkchop-able" offense.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.