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  • RE: Testing

    GoofyGuy (1/13/2015)


    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/13/2015)


    Todd Townley (1/13/2015)


    There does seem to be a disturbing trend, however. The editorial alluded to it, and I've seen it in the software...

  • RE: Testing

    It's not simply a developer creating a bug. It's the whole process starting from the people who gather requirements to the final testers that needs to be overhauled.

    Most of the...

  • RE: What's a Toaster?

    Grep utilities are my toaster. Any one of them work fine. I have a favorite toaster, but they pretty much perform the same function well no matter which one you...

  • RE: Getting Fired

    The situation where the worker doesn't learn... it costs the company money for that person, plus costs a tremendous amount of time from other employees who have to continously support...

  • RE: How Do You Find a DBA?

    Jeff Moden (12/24/2013)


    That seems to be a bit of an oxymoron. You complain about them sending your resume to jobs you're not qualified for but then you complain about...

  • RE: How Do You Find a DBA?

    I use Glassdoor to search for jobs, but mainly use it to weed out companies that may not be a good fit for me. Current employee's can write reviews about...

  • RE: Early Software

    Commadore 64: I thought it was fun to make it scroll "[brother's name] is stinky!" over and over. I was 7, that stuff was funny at that age. 😉

  • RE: Questioning the Interviewer

    I've had lots of experience at jobs that I end up hating after 6 months, so I drew up a list of questions that I use to weed the jobs...

  • RE: Code Reviews Must Be Brutally Honest

    mtucker-732014 (8/6/2012)


    No need for brutality - you can be honest without being brutal

    I agree. Honesty is good. The article makes it sound like code reviews are supposed to be a...

  • RE: Better Bosses Needed

    After having a manager (who thought cursors where the only way to code) scream at me for 45 minutes about how stupid and brainless I am, i called him an...

  • RE: Better Bosses Needed

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/30/2012)


    Miles Neale (7/30/2012)


    Steve said in the article - "If you can't train great managers, can you at least train them to not be bad ones?...

  • RE: Better Bosses Needed

    The worst bosses I've had (a good boss is extremely rare), were promoted because they talked the loudest, and bragged the hardest, and took credit for things that weren't there's....

  • RE: Question on Database Design

    PaulB-TheOneAndOnly (12/29/2010)

    Thank you for posting the model.

    mmhh... I'm having some issues understanding a couple of things - would you consider clarifying?

    Let me just point the three first things that pop-up...

  • RE: Question on Database Design

    That design is how it is.

    Business logic for enforcing constraints is good. Buisness logic that changes frequently should be in code, not SQL.

    I have no other side to the story....

  • RE: Question on Database Design

    GSquared (12/28/2010)


    A design that contains a simple table to define what types of work a person/entity can do will be very easy to build and manage. Then use that...

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