The Job Outlook for Database Professionals
The job outlook for database professionals is good, but it's not that easy to get a great job. Steve has some advice for you today.
2025-03-05
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Career Growth
No End to Programmers
The idea of chat-oriented programming has led some people to think that AI LLMs will reduce the need for programmers. Steve disagrees.
2025-02-08
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Can You Become a More Productive Engineer?
Steve has a few thoughts on becoming more effective. This involves more than just becoming a better coder.
2025-01-24
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Adding the Right Value
Are you doing the things at work that your boss cares about or the things you care about? Steve has a few thoughts on this.
2025-01-08
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2025-01-03
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2024-12-16
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Hiring and Motivating Technical Polyglots in Data Analytics
In this article, I will discuss hiring and motivating technical polyglots. A polyglot is a person who speaks multiple languages
2024-12-13
2024-12-11
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Doing a Little Research
I've been very pleased with the direction of SSMS the last few years. As it's been separated from SQL Server releases and gets updated more often, I think the changes from v17 though v20 have been improvements. There are still issues, but it's been better. Now we finally have SSMS moving to a modern shell […]
2024-12-02
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I Need a CS Degree. I Don't Need a CS Degree
Steve has a few thoughts on how valuable education can be in your career.
2024-11-01
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Blogs
A Couple Quick GENERATE_SERIES Tests
By Steve Jones
I had someone reach out about generate_series() recently, saying they hadn’t realized this was...
How I passed the DP-700 Exam
I recently took and passed the DP-700 exam, which is required for the Microsoft...
Which approach to take: Build it, buy it, cloud it?
As a Consultant, I would typically answer with – it depends! Then a typical...
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Dynamic T-SQL Script Parameterization Using Python
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How to Download and Restore AdventureWorks 2019 Database
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Tracking Table Sizes
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Question of the Day
Counting Bits IV
What does this code return in SQL Server 2022+?
select bit_count(2.4)See possible answers