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Have any of you guys heard of "information mapping"?
I believe it is a trademarked approach. I used to work for a company that produced tehnical manuals and was given...
January 11, 2009 at 8:15 am
Steve Jones - Editor (1/8/2009)
How long did it take you to figure it out, David?
Some of it I didn't figure out, other bits I could remember who was likely...
January 9, 2009 at 2:42 pm
In the past 10 days I have been bitten by the "no documentation" ghoul.
If you have too much you can prune it, if you have too little then what do...
January 7, 2009 at 12:22 pm
I am a fan of Innovasys DocumentX, although Red-Get SQL Documentor or APEX SQL Doc will do just as well.
What's hard about adding a summary, remarks, returns, parameter details and...
January 5, 2009 at 10:58 am
I can think of a few occassions where my knowledge of a particular industry has helped me in a different position.
You can be a good DBA with no industry specific...
January 2, 2009 at 12:29 pm
Sounds like you want a 3 table design.
1. A "Tests" table holding your header information
2. A "Measuring Points" table holding that items that could be applied to each test.
3....
November 30, 2008 at 8:08 am
doobya (10/22/2008)
Some very nice techniques and ideas in the articleBut I have never rolled back a change to a production database in 10 years.
I rarely have to roll back a...
October 22, 2008 at 12:45 pm
The average annual salary in the UK is around 24K. Some of the bankers in the city get bonuses that mean Mr average would have to work for 100...
October 19, 2008 at 8:05 am
In my environment we have a whole raft of health check reports and alerts
Databases that will need to grow. We...
October 10, 2008 at 1:55 am
Does it work? Yes
Should it be used? Not if you want a robust scaleable solution.
In the environment where I work we had to buy and install a server...
October 5, 2008 at 9:15 am
The thing that worries me with all RAD tools is that they produce a mechanically working thing very fast but there is difference between something that works and something that...
September 19, 2008 at 3:25 pm
Most UK companies have between 20 and 25 days annual leave plus public holidays.
Most of the ones I have worked for have asked that 3 days of that leave be...
September 10, 2008 at 10:54 am
There is a fine line between "going the extra mile" and being played for a sucker.
Lawyers and accountants charge by the hour and often the minute so why should I...
September 9, 2008 at 9:40 am
Windfarms are not as green as their advocates would have you believe. Their power output is pretty meagre and you have to jump start them using a hefty motor.
They...
August 28, 2008 at 7:10 am
Years ago, sorry decades ago, there used to be a product from a company called Personics called Monarch.
What the product did was to take spool files off a mini-computer print...
August 14, 2008 at 1:28 pm
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