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  • RE: Decoding Micro-speak

    Sometimes, because of the way they act, Microsoft becomes the adoption blocker itself. Many have gone to the OpenOffice suite because of Microsoft.

    One that drives me crazy is "off-line" as...

  • RE: nvarchar

    I have seen sites state that the n stands for unicode. :w00t:

  • RE: The Best Days

    I've been in IT in one way or another since 1977. One thing I can not do as much is pull all nighters or even late nighters. About 20 years...

  • RE: Administration

    Wow. 1% didn't choose Master. Interesting. :crazy:

  • RE: The Rights for Data

    Text-to-speech is a function of the device and not of the book. There should be no extra charge just because the device has that capability. An audio book is different....

  • RE: Testing Skills

    I've been asked to program in an interview and I have offered to program for an interview. I was offered the job in both instances. The second one liked the...

  • RE: How Do You Find a DBA?

    I have some suggestions. For one, don't hire a title or a list of qualifications. Instead, hire a person who has talent who could perform the job. Be willing to...

  • RE: Checking Up on Developers

    DBA, schmee bee aaa. Who needs 'em? 😉

    I wish I had access to a true DBA who knew their stuff. Oh wait! I do! Right here on this website.

    I've...

  • RE: Enhancing the readability of your code: Table aliasing in sql

    ALZDBA (5/7/2009)


    skjoldtc (5/7/2009)


    I find the intellisense helpful in SS2008. But then, I haven't coded in T-SQL forever. I've gotten used to the intellisense in Visual Studio. Maybe that's helped me...

  • RE: Enhancing the readability of your code: Table aliasing in sql

    I find the intellisense helpful in SS2008. But then, I haven't coded in T-SQL forever. I've gotten used to the intellisense in Visual Studio. Maybe that's helped me use it...

  • RE: Do You Need an IT or CS Degree to be a Successful DBA?

    I have several degrees, some computer related, some not. Some are two-year tech degrees and some are four-year degrees. My main ones are accounting and operations management.

    As far as education...

  • RE: Mining for Experts

    As mining for information, as opposed to data, becomes more sophisticated, we will lose the human touch. This will prompt job seekers to put fake "work" on their devices to...

  • RE: Which country is best for Outsourcing?

    Somehow companies got the idea that software is a commodity and that anybody can develop it. The only difference is cost. Why wouldn't you go for the cheapest price if...

  • RE: There Must Be 15 Ways To Lose Your Cursors… Part 2: Just Put It in a S

    I'm a .NET developer who is learning SQL on-the-fly. Due to budget constraints, we can not hire a .NET AND a SQL developer. The last 2 years have been a...

  • RE: All-Access

    thelabwiz (4/27/2009)


    Maybe I've been doing this stuff long enough 😉

    John

    Long enough? Nah. My first program was written using a punched card deck. I never wired boards, though. :w00t:

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