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  • RE: Defensive Programming

    I love your use of the word idempotent. I developed skills in that area long before even knowing there was a word for it. Great vocabulary Steve. ...

    Dave

  • RE: Defensive Programming

    Gary Varga (8/4/2016)


    Defensive programming should be considered to be a technique that is always applied but the specifics vary in application. Just like security, data integrity and performance.

    All of these...

    Dave

  • RE: The Remote DBA

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (7/15/2016)


    djackson 22568 (7/15/2016)


    I get far more work done when I work remotely than I do in the office. In the office, everyone wants to...

    Dave

  • RE: The Remote DBA

    Alex Gay (7/15/2016)


    Remote working has it's place for those kind of tasks that benefit from concentration and a lack of distraction. I wouldn't want to do it permanently, or...

    Dave

  • RE: The Remote DBA

    I get far more work done when I work remotely than I do in the office. In the office, everyone wants to talk about the game on Sunday, or...

    Dave

  • RE: Going On-Prem?

    Japie Botma (7/11/2016)


    djackson 22568 (7/11/2016)


    Eric M Russell (7/11/2016)


    I know how you feel. Here in America, we're coping with our own recent political embarrassments.

    What could possibly be embarrassing about an ex-president...

    Dave

  • RE: Going On-Prem?

    Eric M Russell (7/11/2016)


    I know how you feel. Here in America, we're coping with our own recent political embarrassments.

    What could possibly be embarrassing about an ex-president illegally meeting with the...

    Dave

  • RE: Going On-Prem?

    One of my concerns has always been that there is a difference between contractual obligations and reality. We encountered just this issue recently when we sunset a product and...

    Dave

  • RE: Fuzzy Processing

    I am not sure of the background education of everyone here, but my guess is that there are at least a few people who are unaware of the issue with...

    Dave

  • RE: The Penalty for a Data Breach

    What do they owe you? A hell of a lot more than anyone gets today! My understanding is that fines go to the government, not the people suffering...

    Dave

  • RE: Good Stories

    In a previous career I was a Purchasing Manager. I worked in a plumbing company that was family owned. Basically my job was to keep the sales force...

    Dave

  • RE: More Overloads

    Chris Wooding (6/1/2016)


    When my brother was at college, he was astonished by his friend's reaction to the statement "I'm just going for a tommy". Both parties understood this to be...

    Dave

  • RE: More Overloads

    Marketing and sales, the worst things possible when it comes to software. Fix that bug, no, that doesn't give sales anything new to sell. Add that new feature...

    Dave

  • RE: Specialist or Generalist

    The real problem is that employers want generalists who are specialists in everything.

    Dave

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