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• Jeff Moden

  SSC Guru

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  June 1, 2012 at 7:09 am

  #1495837

  just_myles (5/30/2012)

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  ooohh instrumental, detrimental, potato, potatoe

  Heh... Make fun of it if you want but it's not like the difference between potato and potatoe. I can just see the interview now. "I don't have much production experience but I believe I bring some detrimental talent to the table".

  --Jeff Moden

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  RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
  First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
  ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

  Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
  

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  Helpful Links:
  How to post code problems
  How to Post Performance Problems
  Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
  

• Kiara

  SSCarpal Tunnel

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  June 4, 2012 at 4:43 am

  #1496408

  Jeff Moden (6/1/2012)

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  just_myles (5/30/2012)

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  ooohh instrumental, detrimental, potato, potatoe

  Heh... Make fun of it if you want but it's not like the difference between potato and potatoe. I can just see the interview now. "I don't have much production experience but I believe I bring some detrimental talent to the table".

  I've passed over potential new hires over that type of word misuse - particularly on resumes. I don't worry about it much in online forums, where it's more common to write quickly. But when I get a resume that reads "decimated information" rather than "disseminated information", it's a red flag about their ability to pay attention to details when those details matter.

  -Ki