No Degree Needed
Steve doesn't think you need a degree to work in technology and more companies agree with this all the time.
2023-11-11
87 reads
Career Growth
Degree Apprenticeships
Training more people on the job, while still allowing them to continue their education is something Steve thinks would help more people get started in technology.
2023-10-30
107 reads
Be Valuable, Not Critical
One piece of advice for engineers is to be valuable, but not critical. It's a mistake Steve made early in his career, but he hopes you can do better.
2023-10-27
952 reads
Running a Service
The way we view our jobs might change how we do them. Steve has some advice on how to think about the work you do.
2023-09-27
91 reads
Are You Worried About AI?
Many people are worried for their future career prospects with the growth of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in many situations. Steve doesn't think that AI is going to take over the world, but it might affect your future opportunities.
2023-09-25
141 reads
Advice To Be a Better Person
Steve notes some advice from someone that he found useful and helpful to become a better person in life.
2023-09-15
182 reads
The Team You Want
Steve asks about your team at work today. What you like, what you need, even what you want to see in those with whom you work.
2023-09-08
445 reads
Looking Forward to the PASS Data Community Summit 2023
Steve takes a moment to think ahead to the PASS Data Community Summit 2023 and what he's looking forward to at the event.
2023-09-01
103 reads
The IT Jobs AI Can't Do
This was a provocative title: 6 ITOps Skills That Will Never Be Automated. In a time when AI use is growing quickly and many people fear for their jobs, it's nice to see someone writing about areas that AI will struggle to handle. Ironically, lots of these articles are written by writers without much technical […]
2023-08-30
211 reads
Taking Advantage of Conferences
Conferences have been a part of Steve's career for a long time. He talks about how he'd taken advantage of the opportunities he's had.
2023-08-18
68 reads
Blogs
Big Queries, Big Money
By Steve Jones
I had been meaning to post this, so as I finished a piece that...
A New Word: Fardle-dun
By Steve Jones
fardle-din – n. a long-overdue argument that shakes up a relationship, burning wildly through...
Lukáš Karlovský: I got the green light from management and built Fabric specialization from scratch
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The Pervasive Nature of Open Source
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Question of the Day
Subqueries II
What is wrong (if anything) with this code?
SELECT *
FROM Sales.SalesOrderHeader AS soh
WHERE customerid IN (SELECT soh.CustomerID
FROM Sales.Customer AS C
WHERE soh.CurrencyRateID = 1
ORDER BY c.ModifiedDate)
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