Stephanie J Brown (10/18/2007)
In response to Andy noting that SSC has so many more members than PASS does (and that's despite Steve's constant plugs 😀 ), I'd like to note that there may be many like me who are developers, not DBAs. Why should a developer join PASS, especially since Andy's article suggests PASS is a DBA-oriented organization? Doesn't look like I'd get much benefit from belonging, nationally or locally - pizza and pop notwithstanding.
It's not intended to be DBA-oriented. It's supposed to be SQL Server professional-oriented. That includes developers. For instance, Midlands PASS is about half DBA / half developer.
If you look at the mission of PASS, there is no distinction that PASS is a DBA-focused organization:
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