For me, the database and code changes occur simultaneously. I don't recall haing a database change not affect applications in some way. Some database changes such as adding new fields...

venoym (11/14/2012)

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OCTom (11/14/2012)

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Stefan Krzywicki (11/14/2012)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/14/2012)

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BTW, we are looking for some articles on deployment if any of you are interested. Not large ones, but small pieces....

I think failures are not discussed and documented is that there is a collective fear of failure.

No one wants to admit their failures because there may be consequences such as...

"I have but one Asterix for my country."

John Psul Jones

Stefan Krzywicki (11/14/2012)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/14/2012)

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BTW, we are looking for some articles on deployment if any of you are interested. Not large ones, but small pieces. A few...

It seems to be that magazines are no longer a valid communications method. The internet resources available have taken over that function.

That's why Newsweek will no longer be printed.

The question asks how many duplicate keys will be created, not how many can be created. No one can truly have an infinite number of anything. Resources will run out...

It's very difficult to give the same presentation over and over and be enthusiastic each time.

I treat an interview as a conversation. My questions tend to get asked somewhere during the interview and not at the end. During the interview's ebb and flow, I can...

Hugo Kornelis (10/5/2012)

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If points are that important for you, you can have one of mine. Heck, you can have all of mine. Last time I checked,...

Great picture Steve. I couldn't quite find you but then I noticed the cowboy hat.

Think time used to be built in to project estimates. It was expected that considerable time would be spent in thinking mode. I believe the general number was 20%. Today,...

TravisDBA (8/29/2012)

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OCTom (8/29/2012)

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I find excessive cursing (as defined by me) to be tiring. I also have a negative opinion of those who curse excessively, even in a bar. Excessive cursing...

Cursing can have a place. A few choice words can have an impact. It's all about context. I would never curse at work. But at a bar, it's almost expected....

It used to be consider bad form to ask about salary and benefits in the first interview. However, that is beginning to change. I've had interviews in the last two...