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  • RE: The Express Choice

    Gaz! Up so late?

  • RE: The Design Investment

    I thought this newsletter was designed to educate ... not to shame. Rants like this one serve no useful purpose whatsoever. This particular rant smacks of elitism -- of the...

  • RE: The Design Investment

    I guess the moral here is, to truely accomplish great things, you must go where you're both needed and received.

    And avoiding crucifixion in the process.

  • RE: The Design Investment

    I'm actually beginning to question the relevence of in-house database engineers. It's not that we can't make a real difference, it's just that circumstances beyond our control marginalize the potential...

  • RE: The Design Investment

    If you plan on working with SQL Server, it pays to make the investment in learning how to do it properly. If for not other reason than because you should...

  • RE: Fifty Words for Databases

    Gary Varga (3/9/2015)


    GoofyGuy (3/9/2015)


    ...and we've restored some degree of sanity along the way.

    Except your own 😛

    Gaz, I've made it a point of honour never to proclaim my own sanity!

    😉

  • RE: Fifty Words for Databases

    ... systems where the developers are in control of the database are usually when no one has considered that the database may end up with many systems as clients.

    Oh,...

  • RE: Fifty Words for Databases

    Eric M Russell (3/9/2015)


    DBA's arn't born cranky; it's an acquired attitude. It does seem to me that unqualified developers (at least in terms of database design) get the first crack...

  • RE: Fifty Words for Databases

    Eric M Russell (3/9/2015)


    GoofyGuy (3/9/2015)


    Any suggestions for suitable descriptive words for types of database?

    'Web service'.

    Abstracting out the database layer from the application offers a number of advantages -- not...

  • RE: Fifty Words for Databases

    Any suggestions for suitable descriptive words for types of database?

    'Web service'.

    Abstracting out the database layer from the application offers a number of advantages -- not the least of which...

  • RE: The Express Choice

    I could also see Express edition used for small departmental data marts that aggregate summary data for reporting, something that can be shared between a handful of users.

    One of the...

  • RE: The Express Choice

    Would you use Express Edition for a production database?

    Why, when one may obtain a fully-functional, free open source RDBMS, such as MySQL or PostgreSQL?

    A few years ago, we began...

  • RE: Microsoft and Minecraft and Training Kids

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (2/24/2015)


    I'll also say that I think my kids spend too much time in front of screens and it makes me crazy. But my son runs...

  • RE: Microsoft and Minecraft and Training Kids

    Parenting? You'll get it wrong. You'll get it right. Just like the rest of us. I guess understanding this is key to self-belief in your choices and less guilt.

    Self-belief is...

  • RE: Microsoft and Minecraft and Training Kids

    How do other people handle the "in moderation" part of technology? Especially for kids not yet in school?

    My kids have kids of their own now. They limit 'high tech...

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