What does "highly productive" mean in our line of work? How do you measure it? If I worked in a bicycle shop and assemble 3 bicycles an hour, rearrange my...

At least we know it's still configurable! 😛

I think most people understand that one person can't know everything about a technology. But, you can feel overwhelmed by the sheer amount of information out there. I spend my...

It makes sense to me that an identity increment can't be zero. An identity column is supposed to be a unique index on a row. If you had zero for...

I have taken management positions but never over a group that I had belonged too. I think that's a disaster in the making. If you're too intimate (in a workplace...

The song "Cat Scratch Fever" keeps running through my mind. 😉

Say What? :w00t:

We must be in to summer rerun season. 😎

Maybe the unknown procedural language was COBOL or some derivative?

An unsupported technique? I have seen this used and have been encouraged to use this technique by an experienced consulted. I'll be sending him the link to this discussion. It...

You need to deal with getting a raise in the same way you would in getting the job in the first place.

Write your boss a letter. Not an email; a...

Sounds like an interview question. :hehe:

There have been stories about drivers blindly trusting their GPS and driving into a lake. I believe this is worse in young people who have grown up with technology and...

And the point is?... lost on me... again.:w00t:

"Remember... if you're gonna practice the piano, no sense in intentionally hitting the wrong keys. 😀 "

It DOES make sense to intentionally hit the wrong keys. It teaches you what's...

Wow! 24 pages of posts and counting. Nothing riles up the troops like a cursor discussion!

One thing that has always bothered me is the comparison of relative costs in the...