Tampa Code Camp is December 2, 2008
In recent years this event has been held in July, but this year they ran into problems when the planned...
2008-09-17
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SQLAndy
Cross Functional Teams & Cross Training
Cross functional teams sounds a lot like a buzzword, and maybe it is to a degree - but still worth talking...
2008-09-16
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Relaunching JumpstartTV.com
We experimented with some video training back in 2004/2005 on SSC, but we just didn't have the time/energy to pursue...
2008-09-15
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Announcing SQLSaturday #10 - Tampa 2009
Pam Shaw & Wes Dumey are leading the charge for the 2nd annual Tampa SQLSaturday on January 24, 2009. They are...
2008-09-14
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SQL Code Review - Scalar Variables
One very common mistake I see when reviewing code is the case where the select statement is returning multiple rows,...
2008-09-14
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Vacations Part II
One of the big decisions around vacations is whether it should be a 'do something' vacation or a 'do nothing'...
2008-09-11
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Blog Review - Yours & Mine
It's pretty common to see a mild plea from blog authors asking for feedback, or ideas about which to write...
2008-09-10
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Upcoming Presentation at the PASS Summit 2008
PASS asked all speakers to update their blogs with news about the event (a good idea), so here's my post!
I'll...
2008-09-10
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Notes on the Jacksonville Code Camp 2009
I'm a couple weeks last posting this, but wanted to get my notes down anyway for future use. The goal of...
2008-09-09
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Brown Bag Lunches/Training - Do They Work?
I'll define a brown bag lunch as a training event held at lunch time where someone on the team does...
2008-09-08
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Blogs
Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
By Steve Jones
etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
By Steve Jones
A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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