November 7, 2015 at 5:06 am
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November 7, 2015 at 6:47 am
Grant, that was a nice un-editorial editorial. I especially like your point about "best" practices. I sometimes think that a best practice became a best practice only because enough people repeat something enough times, even when it flies in the face of BOL. Most times, "it depends" comes up in spite of what people repeat.
I also like your point about what it takes to get things done and to make things work. I see so many "sins of design" yet there are ways to make things work and keep things functioning. Granted, they're sub-optimal, but the optimal solution would take 2 months, involve lots of rework and result in high risk, so it isn't done. The cheaper approach will work and get us 80% there, so that's what gets done. The purist in me may not like it, but the realist does.
Oh, and a huge "AMEN" to the MTVF! I know that parting shot wasn't the point and was the editorial part of your un-editorial, but I couldn't resist. 😉
November 7, 2015 at 8:11 am
Grant, I fondly think of your editorials just like my great aunt Betsy's critiques of my table manners. They haven't stopped me from eating or enjoying my dinner, but I nod and smile all the same when she offers them.
PS Good editorial today
In theory, theory and practice are the same. In practice, they are not.
November 8, 2015 at 7:36 am
tom-864693 (11/7/2015)
Grant, I fondly think of your editorials just like my great aunt Betsy's critiques of my table manners. They haven't stopped me from eating or enjoying my dinner, but I nod and smile all the same when she offers them.PS Good editorial today
AWESOME!
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November 8, 2015 at 7:38 am
Agreed. Can't let the perfect become the enemy of the good. That said, when you're introducing technical debt, know that.
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November 8, 2015 at 7:56 pm
Grant Fritchey (11/8/2015)
Agreed. Can't let the perfect become the enemy of the good. That said, when you're introducing technical debt, know that.
Heh... I was going to say "Good enough usually isn't" because it usually does introduce technical dept. Ummm... guess I just said that, huh? 😀
Nice article, Grant. Thank YOU for being the all around great guy that you are.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
November 9, 2015 at 3:20 am
Great editorial. It is all too easy to pick up on peoples' mistakes and failing to praise them for the successes. Both are essential.
I now look back with gratitude at the times my Dad ensured that his children could eat properly at the dinner table. All of us can demonstrate good dining manners when required. Unfortunately for some they were not so lucky and I have seen people embarrassed to eat out with friends. This metaphor (not mine, read previous posts) works well in my professional life as I can choose a more pragmatic route when I deem it appropriate or attempt to introduce zero technical debt when necessary.
Mentoring isn't a choice between the stick and the carrot but careful selection of when to apply each of them.
Thanks for the carrot Grant!!!
Gaz
-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!
November 9, 2015 at 8:00 am
Jeff Moden (11/8/2015)
Grant Fritchey (11/8/2015)
Agreed. Can't let the perfect become the enemy of the good. That said, when you're introducing technical debt, know that.Heh... I was going to say "Good enough usually isn't" because it usually does introduce technical dept. Ummm... guess I just said that, huh? 😀
Nice article, Grant. Thank YOU for being the all around great guy that you are.
Yeah. No arguments from me.
I think it's just the recognition that we're not going to get everything our way. So shoot for as much as you can, and understand where and when you're doing something that's horrific in order to stop that, then, just deal with the stuff that you do that's merely problematic. Because, we're all going to do problematic stuff in order to get the job done.
Thanks for the kind words. Not needed, but appreciated.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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November 9, 2015 at 8:01 am
Gary Varga (11/9/2015)
Great editorial. It is all too easy to pick up on peoples' mistakes and failing to praise them for the successes. Both are essential.I now look back with gratitude at the times my Dad ensured that his children could eat properly at the dinner table. All of us can demonstrate good dining manners when required. Unfortunately for some they were not so lucky and I have seen people embarrassed to eat out with friends. This metaphor (not mine, read previous posts) works well in my professional life as I can choose a more pragmatic route when I deem it appropriate or attempt to introduce zero technical debt when necessary.
Mentoring isn't a choice between the stick and the carrot but careful selection of when to apply each of them.
Thanks for the carrot Grant!!!
Cool. Back to the stick in the future then. Ha!
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
- Theodore Roosevelt
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November 9, 2015 at 8:03 am
Grant Fritchey (11/9/2015)
Gary Varga (11/9/2015)
...Thanks for the carrot Grant!!!Cool. Back to the stick in the future then. Ha!
Works for me 😉
Gaz
-- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!
November 9, 2015 at 12:07 pm
Although it completely violates the spirit of the editorial, I would suggest that this
most people make great and interesting choices
should read:
most people make great or interesting choices
November 9, 2015 at 12:33 pm
MattieNH (11/9/2015)
Although it completely violates the spirit of the editorial, I would suggest that thismost people make great and interesting choices
should read:
most people make great or interesting choices
Ha! Also true, but I think I'll stick with the original.
"The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
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November 11, 2015 at 4:03 am
Just steer clear of multi-statement table valued functions, and everything will be OK.
Maybe your devs want to replace RedGateMonitor.[utils].[SplitString] with something as at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/ :hehe:
November 11, 2015 at 4:21 am
samot-dwarf (11/11/2015)
Just steer clear of multi-statement table valued functions, and everything will be OK.
Maybe your devs want to replace RedGateMonitor.[utils].[SplitString] with something as at http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Tally+Table/72993/ :hehe:
We have a winner!
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