JBailey, I don't know if it's as simple as that, but I think in general we tend to see a focus on just storing the data and not on using...

Jason, look for all of that in the next 1-2 weeks. Right now the nominating committee is being formed by Wayne Synder, immediate past President. Once that is complete the...

I agree that local groups - of whatever kind - are good and valid places to contribute, and it's also where leaders grow - finding out how to make things...

I think the perceived complexity has hurt it, as is that it falls in the crack between developer and DBA. I suspect few DBA's recommend it, and few developers know...

Thank you all for reading and participating. Not totally unexpected results, but helps me understand better the dynamics of teams, most are going to have the same kind of variety...

I can understand some mild frustation over the newness of unit testing! But...practically and pragmatically, maybe now is the time to join in the shouting to see if we can...

I agree with the comments on more organizing and better search. Search is hard, but worth even an incremental gain. One area that I find to be tedious is replies...

I'm in favor of annual reviews. I agree that feedback should be given throughout the year, but as much as it feel awkward, a once a year evaluation of where...

Elegant. It does happen sometimes.

Bravo!

I agree that the ability to inject some latency is valuable, probably used less often than it should be!

Thanks for reading and the comments. I've got another story or two to share in upcoming editorials. Funny that the specific lesson learned is less important than remembering to learn...

Good discussion. David, that is a LOT of records!

One note on the expiration period. I can see why with x billion rows you want to shorten it, but for less...

Bill, thats absolutely one path to burnout, and easily describes me. I'm over extended, realize it, trying to figure out which of the many things I do can be given...

Obulay, that's a great link, will post it to my blog so I don't lose it!