Thanks for the article. I am happy some one else is preaching the same message I am doing. Fortunately I had a degree in computer science but with...

Well my goal was to come up with the fastest code.  This can be rewritten with functions so we do not hardcode values(which is how i use it in code). ...

I totally understand your rant. I worked with one of our clients - a major game seller based in the US. A temporary DBA did not know how to backup...