Stuart Davies (12/4/2013)

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I really despise the annual review system. If a manager is worth their salt, then any employee who isn't pulling their weight / performing poorly will be spotted...

lshanahan (12/2/2013)

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I think this snippet from the MongoDB article sums it up nicely:

This was ultimately a communication problem rather than a technical problem. If these conversations had happened sooner, if...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/2/2013)

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djackson 22568 (12/2/2013)

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Well before others start harping on your opinion, let me say that I think you nailed it. I hate listening to people...

Gary Varga (12/2/2013)

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It is likely to be an unpopular opinion with some of the less trained in our industry but I believe that the overhead in utilising an experienced team¹...

Where I work we have numerous places we are not allowed to park. Most, if not all, of our buildings have patients that come in for treatment. ALL...

Michael Earl-395764 (11/18/2008)

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I can understand basic, foundational questions, but what has been driving me batty lately are the questions that you can copy and paste into google and click "I'm...

Jeff Moden (11/11/2013)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/11/2013)

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I'd still argue this is more an internal developer professionalism issue more than a business case.

We, as people that teach and help...

Gary Varga (11/11/2013)

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Dave, not trying to start an argument. It sounded as though you were saying that there is no point starting now as it is already too late but...

Nadrek (11/11/2013)

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All coding aside, in many to most of our cases, the real question is:

What is the best business case to present to management on why the increased cost, lengthened...

Gary Varga (11/11/2013)

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Ignoring the US bias (well, almost ;-)), statements like this are not helpful. It is too late to start...

You are very correct about teaching. I do believe there is a place for a very simple bit of code to explain how to do something. However, those...

L' Eomot Inversé (11/4/2013)

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JJ B (11/1/2013)

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Some of the previous posts talked about name changes and potential impacts on career. Now-a-days, there are additional implications. In Texas (where I...

krowley (10/31/2013)

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It isn't the work I want to short...

I have an opinion about MVPs that may annoy people if I am not careful. That said, if this doesn't come across correctly I will gladly edit it and...

Beatrix Kiddo (10/29/2013)

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david.irvine 7489 (10/28/2013)

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A long time ago, I knew someone whose surname was Null. Now that I work with databases I often wonder if any of you have...