Every company and every industry I've worked in has had different trade-offs in these matters. Currently I have complex processing requirements but a smaller user base and moderate (relatively) data...

It seems very easy to assume others will obviously understand x, y and z technology due to their experience and general intelligence. Sadly I often do this and feel somewhat...

I've bought an updated PC this year as I had an unexpected windfall from some refund of local taxes. It's definitely nice to have a fast (10s boot, nice stats...

TomThomson (10/17/2016)

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Nice query, but one only has to check query 5 and query 4 to get the right answer, since only one answer option has 5 working and 4 failing....

I'd certainly be a little disappointed in anyone that did that rather than using a suitably named pre-extracted variable. Still, probably not crime of the century, just an educational opportunity...

Hmm, I'm not trying to just cruise and I don't feel I need a home lab, though my home setup is decent. Mind you I have got access to work...

tabinsc (10/23/2012)

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L' Eomot Inversé (10/22/2012)

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roger.plowman (10/22/2012)

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1) They're too busy to beta test software.

2) They're not too busy to call and complain.

3) They don't remember you have to sleep.

4) 18/7/365...

GilaMonster (9/26/2016)

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Yes, it happens. I've had a...

"If you really can't fix the problem then,"

Can't fix the problem? Does this situation really occur? Everything is fixable one way or another...

I must admit I think that course looks really helpful, I've enrolled and will go through it.

Anyone been there and done it yet?

As a developer the OUTPUT clause had passed me by. I enjoyed reading this article from Robert Sheldon on it though.

https://www.simple-talk.com/sql/learn-sql-server/implementing-the-output-clause-in-sql-server-2008/

Whilst I think Tom has a point, I don't see it as a serious concern. I'd not see why you would use a constant without making it a variable of...

I think we all know the personality type that works well technically!

I'm definitely no different. Professionally I can muddle through, causing a reasonable minimum of offence, though too much yakking...

Lynn Pettis (8/30/2016)

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Indianrock (8/30/2016)

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Erland's article may not be current. In discussing TVP's and the ability to use them with Entity Framework, one of our developer's pointed out the article...

Sean Redmond (8/30/2016)

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ORMs and LINQ are theft.

The developers steal DBAs' time so that they may have an easier ride. They meet their deadlines more easily while making the DBA's job...