Good editorial Tony, but one line you have in there jumped out at me...

"...few DBAs and Database Developers have the required .NET skills..."

I would really love to know just how...

I think your idea is not only excellent, its vital - but your approach is a bit sterile and well, in my view, only partially useful.

Structured headers would be fine...

Demands? Anything I want?

I'll take a pocket-size cold fusion powered electro-magnetic pulse device so that I can ensure no one is talking on a cell phone or using a...

Your use of the word "trust" worries the heck out of me. I think you meant to say "respect" and if I reread your editorial and replace every "trust"...

For years I have been a frustrated advocate of better defining what a DBA is in the industry. I think this is the one position out there that is...

What you seem to be touching on is the discussion as to whether software development is an art, or a regimen. Thinking about this a slightly different way; are...

I took public speaking in High School, which in my day was a regular offering at the school I attended. This was a great experience and very useful, but...

My guess is that when you ordered your garage door, you did not get into specifics other than the basic measurements. That is, you didn't haggle over the motor...

My one big regret...

Around 1979-80 I was working in Los Angeles when a former college hockey teammate who had become a stock broker called me and another friend and asked...

Good subject! ...and right now we are in such a battle. In deference to the SAPs at the company who sold us this software, let me make it...

Years ago I was a manager for a large auto glass manufacturer and installer. We had a an application that "examined" every claim for auto glass repair and replacement...

I think we should be very careful in these times when commenting on things such as R&D investments and mentioning amounts of money. As we all now know all...

Reading the posts in response to this question is interesting - everyone is talking about developers and admins, but I didn't see anyone talking about the sales guys!

I...

I would agree with the general thrust of your editorial, but I think it highlights two factors that are just ignored to the detriment of the general computing public.

First, there...

If I get the salary like an athlete, does that mean that I have to...

- Immediately start using steroids?

- Open up a pit bull fighting arena in my backyard?

- Buy...