Steve,

That was great to hear stories from the early days.  I'm not even a DB guy but I always appreciate your Voice of the DBA write-ups and I always give...

I really appreciate this post.  I feel the same way.  I always do best when seeing concrete examples or better yet doing something new myself with guidance to help me...

Grant, loved the post.  I remember coming out of college and interviewing for my first job.  I was interview by a 50-something year old who was still a software developer. ...