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  • RE: The Job Posting - Do I really have to be the SQL God?

    mohammed moinudheen (4/14/2011)


    Craig, thank you very much for the article. This would be very helpful for most of us.

    I have seen many job postings which requires people knowledgebale in...


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  • RE: The Job Posting - Do I really have to be the SQL God?

    Koen Verbeeck (4/14/2011)


    I get frustrated a lot with those job postings of HR/consultancy firms who don't know what the technical content is, so they'll just add some buzzwords. And demand...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Thanks for all the support folks. Now if I can ever find a weekend off I will finish editing the other one that I've got 90% of the way...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Tom.Thomson (4/14/2011)


    Craig Farrell (4/14/2011)


    Alright, there's any number of things to take my article apart for, half of it's an opinion... but there's vs. there are?

    I'm going to assume I'm just...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Alright, there's any number of things to take my article apart for, half of it's an opinion... but there's vs. there are?

    I'm going to assume I'm just too tired to...


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  • RE: The Job Posting - Do I really have to be the SQL God?

    fname lname-1111520 (4/14/2011)


    "then" and "there's"... I didn't find it incoherent. I claimed "it can't be coherent". If I were reviewing resumes, you go in the Engrish pile.

    For...


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  • RE: The Job Posting - Do I really have to be the SQL God?

    Jeff Moden (4/14/2011)


    Grreat article, Craig. If people actually study what you wrote, they'll be able to spot and separate the "dream jobs" from the "jobs for Bob" from the...


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  • RE: The Job Posting - Do I really have to be the SQL God?

    fname lname-1111520 (4/13/2011)


    I get it: "then", "than", "there's", "there are". Stop reading (and I did), it can't be coherent.

    Huh? Could you specifically quote where you found...


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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/13/2011)


    At one point we had a page peel there that opened and covered up the entire screen. I think it was from Quest, but it...


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  • RE: generate unique data

    Without seeing the table schema this is hard to answer.

    If you're going to replace items in the current identity column, you'll have to turn off the identity component (and if...


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  • RE: Best way to check for existing record before an insert

    Hey Jessie.

    Regarding deletion vs. updating, it will depend a bit on your data but if a record comes in on your primary key from your datasource, does it contain all...


    - Craig Farrell

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  • RE: 70-443... a grinder!

    maheshsoft1987 75072 (4/13/2011)


    yeah..

    But you should share this experience, so beginners can understand and prepare and trace on difficulties..

    Noooo. We should keep our certifications because otherwise they get pulled if...


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  • RE: Who's afraid of Gila Monsters?

    GilaMonster (4/13/2011)


    Michael Valentine Jones (4/13/2011)


    Does this topic have a purpose?

    No.

    Pah! Spoken like someone without a Gila Monster Avatar! How could you?! (ducks the tomatoes)

    Amusement and entertainment. What...


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  • RE: Who's afraid of Gila Monsters?

    mtillman-921105 (4/13/2011)


    mtillman-921105 (4/13/2011)


    Gila Monsters - the critters, not Gail, have a strange defense. Rather than a venom per se, their mouths are so full of bacteria and basically nasty...


    - Craig Farrell

    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    WayneS (4/13/2011)


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    Craig Farrell (4/13/2011)


    Is it just me or does the constant resizing of the new ad 'Click here to monitor SSC' annoy the hell out of the...


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    Never stop learning, even if it hurts. Ego bruises are practically mandatory as you learn unless you've never risked enough to make a mistake.

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