Software Projects: the important boring bits
Phil Factor on the sort of boring expertise that will help you thrive as a consultant.
2014-12-08
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Editorials
We Still Need Human Judgment
Computers aren't necessarily more infallible than humans, and they aren't necessarily even going to make better decisions. We still need humans in the decision process.
2014-12-08 (first published: 2010-06-23)
194 reads
What Have You Learned Lately?
Have you learned anything new lately? Steve Jones asks the question after an interesting T-SQL Tuesday.
2014-12-04
161 reads
The Value of Code
What's the value of code to your organization? Steve Jones thinks it's much larger than many people believe.
2014-12-02
134 reads
Facebooking Up to Your Social Responsibilities
Phil Factor argues that as terrorists and criminals exploit the new opportunities that open up as technology develops, technologists must work with Governments to ensure thoughtful custodianship of data, and sensitivity towards legitimate privacy.
2014-12-01
87 reads
Your Best Work
Interviewing people is hard to do well. Steve Jones talks about a technique that might help you better choose good employees for your organization.
2014-12-01
136 reads
Personal Development
Steve Jones thinks that a personal development plan is important and talks today a little about how you should build one.
2014-11-28 (first published: 2010-07-14)
796 reads
Minimal Meetings
Too many meetings happen in software teams. Steve Jones says that when scheduling meeting, you should be aware of the cost, and only include those people that need to be there.
2014-11-27 (first published: 2010-04-26)
210 reads
Consolidating Again and Again and Again
This editorial was originally published on November 12, 2009. It is being re-run as Steve is on holiday. Virtualization is touted as a great way to save money, but it's a one time event. Once you've consolidated a server, you can't do it again. However consolidation isn't necessarily the same and Steve Jones tells us why.
2014-11-25 (first published: 2009-11-12)
232 reads
How Often Does Production Drift?
Database drift is the difference between two database schemas. Today Steve Jones discusses the concept and wonders how often it happens.
2014-11-24
141 reads
Blogs
The Book of Redgate: Spread across the world
By Steve Jones
This was Redgate in 2010, spread across the globe. First the EU/US Here’s Asia...
Merry Christmas
By John
Today is Christmas and while I do not expect anybody to actual be reading...
Self-Hosting a Photo Server the Whole Family Can Use
By Bert Wagner
Until recently, my family's 90,000+ photos have been hidden away in the depths of...
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UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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