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Steve Jones wrote:
The consultant who gave the presentation believes strongly in testing, not only at the application level, but also at the database level. This person has tried different levels...
August 21, 2014 at 9:39 am
Steve Jones asks:
Are we better off choosing specialized systems and planning on development efforts to integrate information together?
Yes. This is now the situation in my development shop, which supports...
August 13, 2014 at 9:40 am
Dalkeith wrote:
I think the best that you can do is set up a variety of bodies with comparitive but opposing viewpoints and let them watch each other. Hence the UK...
August 6, 2014 at 9:26 am
Matt - true, beer and software go together surprising well, but can have some pretty bad after-effects! It's amazing how much 'brilliant' software I've put together with the help of...
August 4, 2014 at 2:30 pm
... there's a difference between having appropriate test case coverage and accounting for every single possible failure. This is where the old "Perfect is the enemy of Good" adage comes...
August 4, 2014 at 12:22 pm
Louis Davidson wrote:
Tragedies are very much part of IT ... occasionally, you, as a DBA, will face one of those decisions that really matter, and which has the possibility to...
August 4, 2014 at 9:46 am
Matt Miller wrote:
... depending on the type of process you're dealing with, it may not be physically possible to test every single permutation, so - yes in some cases you...
August 4, 2014 at 9:26 am
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/31/2014)
GoofyGuy (7/31/2014)
"A job that runs long or doesn't run at all can sting just as bad as one that fails."What's the difference?
There is no difference.
Sure...
July 31, 2014 at 10:45 am
"A job that runs long or doesn't run at all can sting just as bad as one that fails."
What's the difference?
There is no difference.
July 31, 2014 at 9:04 am
djackson wrote:
... few can argue our government acts in the best interest of the people.
We need a return to the precepts of America's founding. Personal liberty is in...
July 30, 2014 at 9:28 am
Eric M Russell wrote:
It is interesting to consider how fine the line is between being a "hero" versus being the "villian", between crisis and opportunity. One small action or misphrased...
July 30, 2014 at 9:25 am
djackson wrote:
But that is how Nazi governments work. "We'll show those evil citizens not to mess with us!"
It's definitely a slippery slope, Dave. I don't have the intelligence or...
July 30, 2014 at 9:10 am
Eric M Russell wrote:
If this guy had played his cards right, he could have been seen as a hero and gotten a promotion (perhaps replacing the whomever is currently head...
July 30, 2014 at 9:00 am
geoffrey.sturdy (7/29/2014)
As an Aside the Guardian Newspaper only agreed to redact/destory the hard drives smuggled out of moscow because the UK government threatened arrests under anti-terrorism law otherwise
The Graun isn't...
July 29, 2014 at 11:52 am
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/28/2014)
GoofyGuy (7/28/2014)
Bad design, bad decisions, mistakes, even poor security practices will occur. However it's usually not your company, and it's not your place...
July 28, 2014 at 4:00 pm
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