I’ve been digging through the 18 years’ worth of articles, editorials, blogs, contests, interviews, promotions, and announcements over at Simple Talk. There are over 5000 posts, and many are quite outdated, especially those announcing beta versions of software or other time-sensitive content. Some articles haven’t seen the light of day for 10 years, yet some […]
2021-02-06
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Steve ran across a list of interview questions and wonders if it's a good test for an experienced database developer.
2021-02-05
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Building better software requires some experimentation, but also some learning. Building better software as an organization requires even more.
2021-02-04
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In your work, are you an artist or a scientist? Steve Jones knows we need to be both, but when is each appropriate?
2021-02-03 (first published: 2014-08-19)
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The slow pace of Visual Studio development had a number of problems over the years, but Microsoft has dramatically changed the way they build their software for the better.
2021-02-02 (first published: 2014-08-21)
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Let's Encrypt upgrades their database servers and publishes the details.
2021-02-01
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Many of us grew up with one version of Cinderella or another. The step child that's horribly mistreated by the new parent is a scary story. In the Disney version, everything works out fine. However, if you read some of the original Grimm versions of the story (and there is more than one version), not […]
2021-01-30
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Cutting edge technology might vary for many people, and Steve wonders what you think.
2021-01-29
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When downtime strikes, we may have to make decisions about which systems to focus our efforts upon. Steve talks about the impact of a disaster on your choices.
2021-01-28
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We had unfortunately lost quite a few members of our SQL Family. We have a new way to remember them.
2021-01-27
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