Why Don't We Have Better Practices?
It seems as though the quality of much software isn't very good. What is that? Couldn't we do better? Certainly some people write much better code. Why can't the rest of us imitate them?
2014-05-15
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Editorials
2014-05-14
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Better Training
What are better ways to train people to work in the technology field? Steve Jones has a few ideas.
2014-05-13
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Calling Local Speakers
Steve Jones asks for more of the local people to help teach, train, and grow the community.
2014-05-12
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Just Enough know-how
As a professional, our knowledge of a given task should extend, at a minimum, one level deeper than is strictly necessary to perform the task. Anything deeper can be left to the ridiculously smart, or obsessive, or both
2014-05-12
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Backup Responsibility
Backups are important in most companies and today Steve Jones asks who has the responsibility in yours.
2014-05-09
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No Handwaving Away the DBA
Steve Jones doesn't think that companies can just do away with a DBA. Apparently there are people on the NoSQL platform that agree.
2014-05-08
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Managers
Steve Jones thinks that the attitudes of managers need to change if we want to be more productive in the future.
2014-05-07
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Vocation or Career
Do you have a vocation or career? Steve Jones talks a bit about the difference today.
2014-05-06
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Better, Faster, and Cheaper
When building a system, you need to make choices. However, do you always need to make the choice of only two of the three "good, fast, or cheap" choices? Andy Warren has a few thoughts.
2014-05-05
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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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Happy Holidays, Let's Do Nerdy Stuff
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UNISTR Escape
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Celebrating Tomorrow
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Question of the Day
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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