Flexible Work Policies are Preferred
New research says that companies with flexible work policies, hybrid or remote, find they are able to hire staff more quickly.
2023-08-04
94 reads
Editorials
Constitutional AI
There is a company trying to build AI systems in a new way. Steve isn't sure what this means or if it's a good idea. Read his thoughts today.
2023-08-02
212 reads
We're Not Faster with AI
At Redgate Software, we've been trialing Copilot from GitHub with our developers. I managed to get access for this experiment and have tried a few things, though I'm not sure I've found it very useful. I'll continue to work with Copilot, but for now, I just don't find Copilot AI helping me with the types […]
2023-07-31
204 reads
Looking Back and Forward
I took part in a podcast this week, Arrested DevOps. I did one with them once before, almost ten years ago. The host and I were both a little surprised that it had been so long. This caused us to look back a bit. Interestingly enough, ten years ago meant I was only about two […]
2023-07-29
60 reads
Large PRs are Bad
Reviewing Pull Requests (PR) is something that developers should take seriously, but Steve doesn't think this always happens.
2023-07-28
351 reads
The Minimum Upgrade Point
Today Steve wonders to which version you would upgrade your SQL Server instances. There should be a minimum version you would try to reach.
2023-07-26 (first published: 2019-05-03)
381 reads
Achieving More Autonomy At Work
Most of us want more autonomy at work, but it isn't given out without effort. Today Andy Warren has a few thoughts on how to get more freedom from your boss.
2023-07-24
133 reads
The Choice of SQL Server Version
Brent Ozar has his quarterly report on SQL Server versions and SQL Server 2022 isn't being used as much. Does that make sense to you? What versions are you installing?
2023-07-22
439 reads
Creative Development
An interesting approach to schema changes is a creative solution to Steve. He asks if you have other creative solutions you've seen.
2023-07-21
140 reads
A Paste Policy
Steve saw a policy on code usage in software development and wondered how many companies have this.
2023-07-19
163 reads
Blogs
Claude AI Convinced Me Not to Build an iPad App
By Steve Jones
I coach volleyball and I do a lot of stat stuff on paper. I...
A New Word: Dolorblindness
By Steve Jones
dolorblindness – n. the frustration that you’ll never be able to understand another person’s...
Claude Code Helps Analyze Test Data Manager Log Files
By Steve Jones
I had a customer ask about analyzing their Test Data Manager (TDM) usage to...
Forums
Data Warehouse Toolkit meets Star Schema: The Complete Reference
Is there a good syllabus for reading these two together? (Yes, it's called the...
GPX distance and time analysis in SQL Server
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The DBA is Dead; Long Live the DBA
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Question of the Day
Changing the AG Listener
In SQL Server 2025, if I want to remove an IP from a listener, what do I do?
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