The point here is does Dell still make power supplies that fit in the server case?

33MB disks. Does anybody still make them that small?

Grant said, "Emphasis for IT planning is in two places, new development & stability. New development is moving forward into VS2005 & SQL2005, but with stability all the old code...

One of the best changes from MSDE to SQL Express is the inclusion of the Management Studio.  I don't care what its called the ability to get at SQL data...

Right, Grant.  No need for the P matches between any groups.  We have them between developers.  The company owner says someting about a ruler and measuring anatomy parts.  We call...

Sure, John.  I not about to go up to most DBA's that I know and say, "You are a tool.  How's it going, Tool?"  Can't think of a quicker way...

Dan.  You said "I now how a handy c# app that rolls db changes out from one source tree to another and applies them against the db, so in effect...

The Wal-Mart approach to pricing (sell each for less in order to sell more and get more total dollars) works in most places that it is tried.  As long as...

Oh, it may not be that funny.

_sql = "UPDATE Inventory SET QOH = QOH + " & CSTR(ReciptQuantity)

Found this in production code.  Customer wondered why his inventory was...

Mattie,

We are of the same mind.  I have seen white space reducers for PERL and C++.  This all comes from the days when we were storing source code on flippies...

Obvious, from reading code?

Try

ReadyStatus = ( ReadyStatus = False )

To an experinced VB programmer it might be appearent...

Agreed. But then, "I'm with Jeff on the issue of comments though.  If you *have* to put comments to tell *what* you did, it's either very complex or poorly designed."...

Also look at COALESCE.  You can use this to substitute a value for NULLs.  Practical example is reading a customer credit limit from a legacy system.  In some cases the...

It is interesting that this dicussion has gone on for two years.  It is important to have a standard and to follow it.

SQL server is not picky about capitalization.  Now...

Yes. I agree with you completely.  Just like the first devices comming out in the wireless area.  I don't mean phones for those of us outside the US by the...

The attaction, and the danger, is that there are so many front ends for .NET that you can integrate legacy code without much design review.

I remember talk of J# for...