Today and tomorrow, as I write this, the Green Country Hamfest will be running up in Claremore, OK. Tomorrow morning, I'll be there to check out the tables and maybe pick up some new radio gear. I'll also be volunteering to help run the doors. Largely it involves just checking to be sure people paid […]
2023-04-08
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In today's guest editorial: the motivation to do our best must come from within.
2023-04-07 (first published: 2017-02-17)
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An extra column in an information_schema view had Steve digging into standards.
2023-04-05
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Steve has to use software that is broken, but it's OK. It actually works well enough.
2023-04-03
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This week Steve found a question of whether SQL Server 2019 uses more CPU than 2016.
2023-04-01
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Steve thinks building a brand is important in today's competitive world of job seekers.
2023-03-31
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There is an interesting court case on who is responsible for the data being posted on the Internet. Steve has a few thoughts today.
2023-03-29
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2023-03-27
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Several years ago, I was brought in on a project to review a database design. I was provided a time for a meeting. No written requirements were available, but I generally knew what the system was supposed to do. No before/after schema images showed what was being changed were available. Still, I was assured that […]
2023-03-25
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Zero downtime used to be more important in Steve's job, but lately it seems customers aren't as concerned.
2023-03-24
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