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
328 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
100 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
115 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
215 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
220 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
308 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
269 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
Agentic Architect – Future IT Roles (comparison)
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PlanTrace: Stop Reading Redshift EXPLAIN Plans. Start Seeing Them
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A Cloud Dependency Failure from Amazon
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I went to sleep while reading a Kindle book on my phone. I know...
Forums
SPAM Issues May 2026
We suffered a SPAM attack from May 1-6, which unfortunately corresponded with time off...
SQL Password enforcing
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SQL Password enforcing
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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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