AI Steals Joy

Are the AI tools developers use making them enjoy their jobs more or less? Steve has a few thoughts.

In Memory of Andrew Clarke, AKA Phil Factor

One of the parts of getting older that really sucks is I seem to attend more funerals than weddings. It’s a sad fact of file, and this was one...

Minimum Change Tracking Retention

A New Word: Anderance

anderance – n. the awareness that your partner perceives the relationship from a totally different angle than you – spending years looking at a different face across the table,...

The Security of Old Tech

Older technology can introduce security issues, along with performance ones. Keeping your systems somewhat up to date is important for security.

Adding SQL Server 2025 to my Laptop

I wanted to do some testing of SQL Server 2025 on my laptop. I have written before how I avoided installing SQL Server on the laptop and use containers...

Password Guidance

Passwords are essential and also a problem in many organizations. Guidance has changed over the years and Steve has a few thoughts on what's recommended today.

T-SQL Tuesday #190–Mastering a New Technical Skill

It’s time for T-SQL Tuesday again and this time Todd Kleinhans has a great invitation that is near and dear to my heart: mastering a new or existing technical...

Change Tracking Data Retention Options

Getting Started with the MSSQL AI Agent in VS Code

Recently I was working in VS Code and I saw a walkthrough for the new Copilot chat features. I decided to give those a try in trying to get...