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  • RE: The Counter Offer - Part 1

    If you are looking, then you already know its time to move on.

    Still, if you absolutely feel the need to try to negotiate with your current boss before you leave,...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: ER Modeling

    hakim.ali (9/11/2015)


    I'm going to play devil's advocate, and ask this question: why bother with creating or maintaining the ER diagram? What purpose does it serve after the very initial design...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: ER Modeling

    We'll Said:

    "Typically when I've seen an ER diagram in a shop, it resides on a wall, printed out on multiple sheets of paper. Often there are as many handwritten additions...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Working with People

    I think the real point was about difficult people, and how to work with them, and how not to be one of the difficult People. There are valid reasons...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Learning Polybase

    Hi Steve,

    If anyone is interested, I’ve created a series of posts on how to setup, and get started with PolyBase in SQL Server 2016. If interested, I could set...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Adjusting Model

    Yes, years ago when I was doing more DBA type work, I would adjust the model.

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: The Case for Upgrading

    If you have an old truck that still does the job, you don't buy a new one just because it is new. Upgrades are a cost benefit decision. Microsoft needs...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: No More Foreign Keys?

    I'd say that the "* if you hadn’t caught on, just a jest …" comment refers to Oracle, or perhaps not.

    Either way, this article sounds like the old, mostly failed...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Continuous Delivery In Real Life

    Ten years ago, when I was building out the team for a start-up, one of the first things we did was setup a continuous integration environment (CI). After a section...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Embrace Stored Procedures

    rmechaber (4/21/2015)


    I feel like I'm on a Fark.com comment thread and should be making a snarky comment about making popcorn.

    Are we really still having this conversation in 2015 about business...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Embrace Stored Procedures

    RonKyle (4/20/2015)


    "Best Practices" is so overused

    This is a response I've seen from designers who don't think primary and foreign keys are important. And that's just the start. And...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Embrace Stored Procedures

    And to quote Adam Machanic:

    "In my opinion, all external database access should occur through stored procedures."

    Reference:

    https://www.simple-talk.com/sql/t-sql-programming/to-sp-or-not-to-sp-in-sql-server-an-argument-for-stored-procedures/

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Embrace Stored Procedures

    "Best Practices" is so overused. And most of the time when I hear someone use the phrase, it has been someone who has no idea about what they are...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: State v Migrations

    Steve, one of your comments was interesting "...it usually requires I've got good control of production to prevent changes from being made there that aren't also made in...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

  • RE: Byte Me: Shifting Gear

    So that's what the crank was for on the IBM 360 😛

    Years ago, back in college, one of my assembler routines had a nasty bug.

    It instructed the mainframe...

    The more you are prepared, the less you need it.

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