2021-08-21
406 reads
software development
What's Important to Your Organization
Some organizations see their IT organization as an expense, and not as valuable as it might otherwise be. Steve has a few comments on why this might not be a good idea, or a good place to work.
2021-08-13
290 reads
Do as I say, not as I do
Steve wishes that Microsoft would follow some of their own advice on SQL Server development in their other software.
2021-08-04
271 reads
Enterprise Software
Building software in an enterprise is hard, and often, large organizations don't quite know how to do it.
2021-07-12
483 reads
Useless Hackathons
Are hackathons a good way to get a project started? It's not clear to Steve that open ended events are good.
2021-06-14
182 reads
2021-06-11
207 reads
Agree or Lose Features
Forcing users to agree to a new EULA or removing features seems like a bad idea to Steve.
2021-05-26
190 reads
Should You Learn R or Python?
Both Python and R have become very popular languages in the last few years, especially among data professionals. Which should you learn or use? Steve has a few thoughts.
2021-05-21
412 reads
Holding Code in Your Head
Steve has a few thoughts on software development and coding today when working in teams and trying to keep the entire solution in your head.
2021-05-03
532 reads
No-code Software Engineering
The idea that software engineers might be better with no-code tools is a direction Steve thinks is misaligned with the problem. We should help developers learn to be better.
2021-05-01
185 reads
Blogs
T-SQL Snapshot Backups on Availability Group Secondary Replicas
One of my favourite features of SQL Server 2022 was the T-SQL Snapshot Backups....
The Book of Redgate: Hours
By Steve Jones
I have said and written this many times: Redgate Software is the type of...
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server
By SQLPals
How to Check TDE Progress and Elapsed Time in SQL Server ...
Forums
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Question of the Day
Squared Values
What happens when I run this code in SQL Server 2022?
SELECT SQUARE('12') See possible answers