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  • RE: I Want Stupid Employees

    Eric M Russell (7/20/2011)


    ... Going from SQL Server 2000 to 2005 was an exception, but that was six years ago ...

    We're finally working on that conversion this year...

    We've had limited...

  • RE: Sabbaticals

    dma-669038 (7/1/2011)


    ...the hr person was prompting the manager to use that as an opportunity to figure out how much that person was missed. After that i didnt' think of that...

  • RE: Sabbaticals

    reh (7/1/2011)


    ... when I got back, it was more like a 20-minute burst, then distraction, then a 20 minute burst, then distraction...

    Huh. My company thinks that's "productivity"!

    Seriously, though, while...

  • RE: The Three Percent Difference

    Burhan Insel-262978 (5/19/2011)


    I'd highly disagree here. It's rather insulting to make this comparison and it's more extreme than needed. You can easily leave your job in most any situation.

    ....

    Freedom to...

  • RE: You Don't Know Enough

    I'd love to get a solid QA team for the projects I work on (right now I'm part PM, BSA, QA tester, trainer, video producer and ScrumMaster, and that's just...

  • RE: Swarms

    Sounds to me like the "swarm" is for a very specific, focused purpose - and dissolves after the purpose is complete. Like one of my current short-time-frame projects that's...

  • RE: The Hybrid

    Ron Porter makes a good point about how business needs all levels of expertise. Those of us working in larger corporations tend to forget about the smaller businesses with...

  • RE: Personal Investments

    I buy my own books, and then bring them into the office to share with co-workers. Read a lot, cruise the forums, any free training I can find. ...

  • RE: Would You Do Your Hobby for a Living

    If my body (knees and back) were up to it, I'd still be teaching motorcycle safety classes - a "weekend hobby" for 18 years. Don't think it pays enough...

  • RE: Time Bomb Design - A Longer Fuse

    I use the same naming convention as Russell for ID fields, and for much the same reasons it sounds like. From a maintenance standpoint, it's much easier for the...

  • RE: Getting Colorful

    GHOST bugs in code - can't be re-produced, but appear occasionally on a completely random basis. Who ya gonna call?

  • RE: The Value of Experience

    As with so many other things IT, I'd say "It depends"! 😀

    I would say an excellent DBA does have a broader view of business needs, but starting out with...

  • RE: In Praise of Barebones Applications

    Lots of great comments, most of which I agree with so I won't repeat it all here. I think the discussion demonstrates why there is a move twoard hiring...

  • RE: Check Yourself

    I always review code I get from AnyWhere - co-workers included - to make sure I understand it before I start working with it. And it always goes on...

  • RE: Accidently Agile

    Nice article on the impact Agile can have on DBA's, David.

    Full disclosure: Agile Scrum Master here!

    Agile can work well in a lot of situations, but you do need to...

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