A Really Good Job
Today Steve Jones talks about how you can find a really good job. And how you can make changes in your life to get you there.
2012-07-25
327 reads
Editorial
Leveling the Field
Today Steve Jones talks about the ability of cloud services to level the field when it comes to software, especially for small companies.
2012-07-24
99 reads
Security is Improving
Today Steve Jones notes that security is improving at many web sites. It's not great, but it's improving. That's a good sign, or is it?
2012-07-23
113 reads
What to look for in an employer
A Job interview for a database Developer is, or should be, a two-way process. They are sussing you out, and you are sussing them out.
2012-07-23
214 reads
Stack Ranking
This Friday Steve Jones talks performance reviews. The system in place at Microsoft is a tough one, which allows some to thrive, and some not to. Is it one you'd like to have in place?
2012-07-20
219 reads
Using Technology In New Ways
An interesting reuse of technology in a completely new way caught Steve Jones' eye. See if you agree that this is rather amazing.
2012-07-19
148 reads
Geeky Books
Today Steve Jones talks about one of his pastimes: reading. He recommends you read more, and share the books you enjoy.
2012-07-18
243 reads
Time Zones
Today Steve Jones complains a bit about time zone support in SQL Server and why it seems so cumbersome. Shouldn't it be easier in 2012?
2012-07-17
307 reads
Write Better Code
Better security can be achieved by writing better code. Steve Jones agrees, but doesn't think it's as easy as it sounds.
2012-07-16
266 reads
A Cool Job
Today's editorial was originally published on August 21, 2007. It is being re-run as Steve is traveling. What a cool job it must be to try and tune and get the most performance out of a system.
2012-07-16
164 reads
Blogs
Are you getting value from your reporting?
By ChrisJenkins
Do you spend so long manipulating your data into something vaguely useful that you...
The Book of Redgate: SQL Server Central
By Steve Jones
It was neat to stumble on this in the book, a piece by me,...
Git forked
Forgive me for the title. Mentally I’m 12. When I started my current day...
Forums
Microsoft Security Changes and SQL Server
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Expanding into Print
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Downtime Caused by the Postgres Transaction ID Wraparound Problem
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Question of the Day
The String Distance I
In SQL Server 2025, what is returned by this code:
SELECT EDIT_DISTANCE('Steve', 'Stan')
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