Steve, you're comparison to physical inventory is off the mark. Software does not exist as a physical item in inventory. One can have an "inventory" of software and maybe keep...

I have to add my vote to Notepad++ as my favorite "toaster". Other ones that come to mind are Nero, Winzip, Media Player, and, character map. All of these...

Interesting story. What type of personalities would work well in this environment? What would prevent some team member from hanging out at the beach the whole time? I would refuse...

Stove-piped? What does stove-piped mean in this context?

I won't be quibbling with those who are tibbling but don't enjoy that which annoys.

I find a naming convention such as tblCustomers to be annoying. It is redundant and doesn't...

This reminds me of a programmer I knew who could not finish a project because it was never good enough. She was a perfectionist and found flaws that no one...

Thanks Steve for the explanation. I thought I over-thought. 😀

Did I overthink this? Maybe. What I was think is that if you use 2008 PBM against 2005 or 2008, SQL would be using SMO under the covers and it...

Being in the U.S. Great Lakes region, I know it would be easier to justify a trip to Minneapolis, Chicago, or Detroit. Chicago has great jazz and blues clubs.

I'm kind of confused by the question. I thought it was discussing table variables. Maybe it's too early in the day, yet. 😉

Thanks for the question. I wonder why anyone would think that errors could be corrected by a user? 😉

I will have to disagree on this one. What are the reasons to go back? The big one is that problems pop up in the new version and you need...

All I have to say is that I am very honored to have been mentored for a short time by Lt. Grace Hopper when I was in the US Navy....

The best manager I had knew technology at a high level. The worst manager I had came from the trenches. The trench guy always wanted to micromanage the projects down...

OK. Now that the fireworks has subsided... Shame on anyone who makes fun of someone's English proficiency. How many of you would be proficient in their language on a like...