I have had the misfortune to work with people like this. It can be significantly annoying to deal with issues due to management making a poor hiring decision. ...

Eric M Russell (8/19/2013)

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djackson 22568 (8/19/2013)

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Not a fan of Oracle right now. I understand that...

Not a fan of Oracle right now. I understand that they no longer develop Java,...

You covered a good topic, and nailed it.

I have seen that vendors typically are more worried about what new features they can market than fixing existing bugs. Marketing drives...

This is a huge issue. We see this occur in all kinds of "hot button" topics in the news today. Pure science, and analysis intended to determine the...

Jim P. (7/18/2013)

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Rafael A. Colón (7/17/2013)

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Hi Steve:

I certainly like this idea however it also concerns me that data is a double edge blade it can be use for good or...

I have used Password Safe for years. It does a good job for me as I have close to 1,000 passwords across a huge number of systems that I...

As Karl said, are you referring to the blatant violation of the US constitution that our government does every day?

Maybe we should amend the constitution to read "As...

I am pleased to hear that everyone is OK, as that is what really matters.

I also like that your company is one that actually follows through on the idea of...

Eric M Russell (6/26/2013)

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I don't think that Microsoft can be faulted for insecure data. The database, network, and operating system framework that Microsoft has provided us is solid when it...

Eric M Russell (6/25/2013)

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djackson 22568 (6/25/2013)

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I agree that developers need to get better at using proper techniques.

That said, companies are the real root cause of poor software. The opposition...

I agree that developers need to get better at using proper techniques.

That said, companies are the real root cause of poor software. The opposition to allowing time to code,...

Craig-315134 (6/17/2013)

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djackson wrote:

It would have been equally acceptable.

There is nothing at all wrong with the statement. We as a society really need to stop all the PC garbage.

Or it...

Craig-315134 (6/17/2013)

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Perhaps that was Steve Jones' intent, but it could easily be interpreted as a slam against older workers.

Why was age specifically used as an example? Would it have...

Craig-315134 (6/17/2013)

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Steve Jones wrote:

It may mean that the newest, youngest person at your company might rise much faster than you simply because they're a better DBA or developer.

Sounds a...