2016-04-12
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Editorial
The Data Dewey Decimal System
Steve Jones looks at the idea of cataloging our data sets in order to make it easier for
2016-04-11
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Hunting in Packs
Waterfall is the practice most destructive to developer productivity? Nonsense, according to Phil Factor. Lack of basic team coordination skills comes much higher in the list.
2016-04-11
127 reads
How Much Can You Learn?
This Friday Steve Jones wonders about the upper limits for what you may learn in a year.
2025-09-01 (first published: 2016-04-08)
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Naming Is Hard
Naming objects and variables in software can create contention in a team. While there are good conventions and standards, ultimately a team just needs to agree on something.
2016-04-07
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Code smells versus transgressions
The oddest SQL practices can be done deliberately for good reason, but are there any that are always wrong, that are so bad that that their use should be prohibited as a matter of policy?
2016-04-04
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Would You Move For a Job?
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren as Steve is on vacation. Would any job be enough for you to uproot your life?
2020-09-18 (first published: 2016-04-04)
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2016-04-01
138 reads
The Database Transaction Unit (DTU) Decoded
In an Azure SQL Database, you pay for a certain number of DTUs, but what are these? Steve Jones explains.
2016-04-01
2,710 reads
Is PowerShell Intimidating?
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that asks if the rest of you are intimidated by PowerShell.
2016-03-30
197 reads
Blogs
TRY_PARSE Limitations: #SQLNewBlogger
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I got a notification from a question I’d posted at SQL Server Central: Getting...
SQL Server sa Account Security: Rename, Disable & Best Practices
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Stanford Emerging Technology Review 2026 Report is out
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Artificial Intelligence and quantum computing are two areas of emerging technology that receive most...
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