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  • RE: Software is Like Building a House

    Sorry Steve, I can't relate to how 'shovelling manure' takes longer than expected - thankfully. Or warming up the tractor, artificially inseminating a cow, or similar farming-related tasks. 🙂

  • RE: Compliance

    While it may be interesting to debate the relevance and value of regulatory requirements to the actual business, as database professionals we should consider the opportunity that this opens for...

  • RE: Cancelling Customers

    Steve,

    You're going to have to be careful about your editorials now that Mom Jones is keeping an eye on things.  You can't for example reminisce about how you took your...

  • RE: The Microsoft Religion

    I was called by a Microsoft recruiter wanting to talk to me about a position they had available. “We can talk, as long as...

  • RE: Drinking the Kool-Aid

    Steve,

    You seem to have been hovering around the difference between the database engine part of SQL and the BI/SSIS stuff that it getting tagged on and most experienced or senior...

  • RE: Primary key violation

    Something like...

    DECLARE @Firm int, @test-2 int

    DECLARE Table2_Cursor CURSOR FOR

    SELECT Firm,test FROM Table2;

    OPEN Table2_Cursor;

    FETCH NEXT FROM Table2_Cursor

    INTO @Firm, @test-2;

    WHILE @@FETCH_STATUS = 0

       BEGIN

          UPDATE Table1

         ...

  • RE: The SQL Server 2005 XML Temptress

    Mike,

    I like the idea of indexes in xml datatypes, particularly when combined with schemas.  There was a comment in one of Steve’s editorial posts a few weeks ago that said...

  • RE: The SQL Server 2005 XML Temptress

    Wanderer,

    When it comes to accessing the database I am fairly anal about how developers access the database and tend to create an abstraction layer for developers that use more simple...

  • RE: The SQL Server 2005 XML Temptress

    Ken,

    I accept your criticism of the use of boolean discriminator attributes.  There are other mechanisms (such as an IsInClass function using bitwise operators) that would allow for the implementation of...

  • RE: Circular Reference

    Thanks for your positive comments - especially from people respected within the SQL community.  Although my blogs are littered with my personal motivation for walking the MCA road, perhaps a post...

  • RE: Circular Reference

    Steve,

    Since in our field circular references should be avoided (almost at any cost) maybe it raises an eyebrow as to our suitability for certification, writing certification books or anything beyond...

  • RE: Immigration

    For some reason IT is unique in rewarding those candidates that have the latest skills in the latest technologies - above experience.  For some reason corporates and their project managers...

  • RE: The Certification Debate

    We can discuss certification as much as we like but the problem is that you cannot generalize.

    If you are sitting in a stable job and not intending to move soon...

  • RE: The $10,000 Cert

    Check out the recently added post on the MCA blog - Common fallacies around MCA programme.

    Looks to me like this discussion is going to continue long after the thread...

  • RE: The $10,000 Cert

    I welcome not only the architecture certification, but also the more intense discussion in the industry on what architecture is, such as being done by the folks...

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