Building Great Software
Steve notes that building great software isn't easy, and there is a lot of work that goes into this. Even in today's age of AI.
2026-08-12
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Editorials
Imagine the Physical World
Today Steve notes that he often compares the work a computer does to what might happen if the same actions occurred in the physical world.
2026-08-10
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Managing Incidents and Fighting Fires
Managing incidents as a DBA /DB manager and some of the key things you should be doing.
2026-08-08
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2026-08-07
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Are You Working More Hours?
AI is causing some people to work more, which seems at odds with the idea of what AI should be: a useful tool.
2026-08-05
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Finding Bad Queries
Recognizing queries that might perform poorly is a skill that will help you, and your AI assistant, produce better code in production.
2026-08-03
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VACATION!
Yeah, I've got the Go-Go's running in my head because I'm going on vacation tomorrow (holiday for you UK types). I've been slogging through a really dense book, War in Human Civilization. Total recommendation. Get it. Read it. However, I'm right near the end and there's been a lot of discussion about the impact of […]
2026-08-01
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Fixing P1 Queries
Steve asks if we should focus on the slowest queries or tackle other issues in our systems. Or if we should even have to make these decisions.
2026-07-31
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2026-07-29
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Make It Routine
One of the goals of software is to use the power of the computer to handle repeatable tasks. Steve notes that this can be hard at first, but the goal is that subsequent efforts become routine.
2026-07-27
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Blogs
Power BI Fun With Travels
By Steve Jones
I’m back from a great vacation. I had the chance to visit two new...
DiskANN Experiment — Exploring Entry Points and Graph Neighborhoods
Introduction I was experimenting with vector search in SQL Server 2025 using approximately 3.8...
T-SQL Tuesday #203: Risk and Reward
By Steve Jones
This is timely, as I’m currently on a boat in the Adriatic taking a...
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Building a Support Ticket Triage Report with IIF() and CHOOSE() in SQL Server
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Question of the Day
PostgreSQL psql Meta Commands: Tables
Which of the following psql meta commands (also called backslash or slash commands) will provide information about tables within a database?
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