I didn't know about 'bankers round' / 'round to even' at all, so I'm glad that the article has introduced it to me. Thank you.

If I knew I had to look for a job next Jan 1, I would immediately start training on Azure. I don't really know anything about it but I do...

That's wonderful, Kendra! I am also a transplant -- I moved to Nottinghamshire from Dallas, Texas almost 20 years ago.

It's not easy moving to a different country, but there are so...

Grant,

This has been on my mind for a while. I *am* a bottleneck. Things would get done faster if I loosened up the reins. When I realised a couple of...

What a useful post! Thank you for this important reminder. 

I put lots of thought into how things work in the office if I'm not in -- I've worked...

I am in the UK where the title 'Administrator' means clerk or generally a low level job, so I never say I'm a database administrator unless I'm talking to someone...

manie (9/9/2016)

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ConnieOI (9/9/2016) If I slowed down and considered the other person, I would be able to get my point across in such a way that the other party feels...

BenWard (9/9/2016)

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Yea, I've found us DBAs to be a bit worse than other techies. I have a theory that may contribute as to why... Yes the knowledge that you're going...

David.Poole (9/8/2016)

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There's a scene in the beginning of Terry Pratchett's Unseen Academicals where Knut is asked if he thinks his superior is wrong. "Oh no sir, I am suggesting...

Excellent article!

When I started my current job, almost 6 years ago, the first thing I did was create a company calendar which has many of the columns you've listed...

I haven't ever used schemas before. In retrospect, the company-specific objects in a 3rd party application would have been better placed in a separate schema. I inherited the current setup,...

While I don't think a degree should be a prerequisite for an IT job, I do strongly agree that so many 'soft' skills are developed while working on a degree....

Iwas Bornready (1/19/2015)

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I go in spurts. Sometimes I just go and get a ton of things done. Then there are those periods when I will do anything other than what...

I always thought that I was just ignorant of whatever technologically advanced solution everyone else uses for debugging, with my use of PRINT statements, but it looks like I'm not...

Windowing functions are incredibly helpful and time-saving. Without the new functions, I would have had to use temporary tables or possibly cursor in some situations, but some things are so...