Lots of Security Concerns
This past week saw lots of security concerns, especially around data. Steve Jones has a few comments about the implications.
2014-05-05
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Editorial
Better, Faster, and Cheaper
When building a system, you need to make choices. However, do you always need to make the choice of only two of the three "good, fast, or cheap" choices? Andy Warren has a few thoughts.
2014-05-05
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The Gadget Itch
What would build if you had time? Anything fun or interesting? What's on your mind if you're a maker?
2014-05-02
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2014-05-01
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2014-04-30
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The Subtle Push to the Cloud
There's a push to the cloud from Microsoft, and Steve Jones has a few thoughts. Have you warmed up to the cloud at all?
2014-04-29
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Running With The Red Queen
Trying to take the time to fix sub-par processes has some surprising parallels in nature.
2014-04-28
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Good Practices for Software Development
We always want to follow the best, or at least good, practices for software development. However do you know what those are? Steve Jones notes there's at least one that isn't often followed.
2017-11-02 (first published: 2014-04-24)
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Open Source the MCM
The MCM certification program has been abandoned by Microsoft. Steve Jones thinks the material can still be useful for the community.
2014-04-23
255 reads
Due Diligence
How can you perform due diligence on new employees? There are a variety of ways, but Steve Jones has an idea that might help you nudge a potential employer in the direction you want them to move.
2014-04-22
414 reads
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document III
I have this data in a table called dbo.NFLTeams
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished ------ -------- ---- --------------- 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960 5 49ers San Francisco 1946 6 Broncos Denver 1960 7 Seahawks Seattle 1976 8 Patriots New England 1960If I run this code, how many rows are returned?
SELECT TOP 2
json_objectagg('Team' : TeamName)
FROM dbo.NFLTeams;
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