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... I've interviewed a lot of folks for the position of "Sr. Developer" and "Sr. Database Administrator" over the last several years and with great disappointment. Most of the "developers"...
June 30, 2015 at 9:49 am
While there have always been DBAs that tightly controlled their systems and acted as impediments to change, I think those positions are disappearing fast.
Not fast enough. DBA too often...
June 29, 2015 at 8:55 am
I downloaded this software off the Internet and it crashed the server: You can't trust stuff you download, no matter what the Open Source crowd says ...
Oh, absolutely. It's so...
June 3, 2015 at 8:52 am
That happy situation probably applies only to database developers in companies who are developing databases for in-house use only.
Indeed, as Mr Russell explained to me already (twice).
😉
June 1, 2015 at 5:27 pm
I think I'm getting a little soft in the head, Eric; you were correct from the start. Thanks.
June 1, 2015 at 9:28 am
If that's a requirement, but unless you're an ISV providing a solution that is installed at the client's site, then there is no compelling business reason to design an application...
June 1, 2015 at 9:12 am
The DevOps movement is ... bringing automation, scripting, and repeatability to both software development and operational deployment.
I'm curious if/how the 'repeatability' design philosophy includes being able to swop in...
June 1, 2015 at 8:50 am
Possibly a fair point.
Even a broken clock is right twice a day. 😉
May 12, 2015 at 11:32 am
The problem then comes when an alternative to Netflix, for example, cannot get off the ground because it cannot find the exhorbatant [spelling!] fees in order to try to compete.
A...
May 12, 2015 at 11:23 am
The one thing that helps you find problems with your process and code is testing, which is something I'd recommend you implement no matter what method you choose for deploying...
April 9, 2015 at 9:28 am
Wayne, I think Fujitsu may still offer a PC-based COBOL compiler, although I'm far too lazy to Google it!
I agree, I enjoyed working with JCL, too. I started off with...
April 8, 2015 at 2:54 pm
They're 80 column.
You're welcome to them. I'm not sure they're much good to me. I don't have a punch card machine anymore. :crying:
It's been a while since I wrote any...
April 8, 2015 at 2:27 pm
Wayne West wrote:
We read about cloud outages on a regular basis. If you had a mainframe, you could count on high availability.
I have a few stacks of unused punch cards...
April 8, 2015 at 10:52 am
RonKyle (4/6/2015)
April 6, 2015 at 1:53 pm
djackson wrote:
Small companies that can't afford a competent IT staff may do better paying someone to manage their servers.
It's not necessarily an issue limited to small companies, Dave. Big...
April 6, 2015 at 1:14 pm
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