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  • RE: The Low End

    I think it's a lot easier to pick up development or (especially) admin skills on SQL Server when compared to Oracle.

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Low End

    I woudn't call MS Access or Excel a "low end development tool". Primarily they are general purpose tools for data analysis and reporting, and they are actually state of the...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Low End

    Often times it's good to just let the end users "prototype" their own applications in MS Access or Excel. The trial and error process is practically part of the discovery...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Schema Debate

    Denise.Smallwood (12/7/2010)


    The reason I would like my schemas and filegroups to line up are for performance. The more filegroups setup the less likely for issues down the road.

    I agree...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: The Schema Debate

    Denise.Smallwood (12/7/2010)


    Does it seem reasonable to align the filegroups by the organized database with schemas?

    The purpose of schemas are to logically organize objects in your data model. For...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Coding With Music

    Anyone who says that coding while listening to political talk radio makes them more productive has to be lying or is just fooling themselves.

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Coding With Music

    I work on an office building floor where there are about 200 cubicles. Being cold and flu season, one thing I've noticed is that if one person coughs, then it...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Coding With Music

    Not often, but I sometimes turn on something like smooth jaz or classical music, if I'm working on repetitive tasks like deploying scripts, reading through a long list of emails,...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Are You a Ten?

    chrisn-585491 (12/1/2010)


    There's more than 3. One of the ones I hate is the smart slackers that expect you to do all the work while they waste time and take credit...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Do You Talk Salary in the Interview?

    Wether it's appropriate to bring up salary during an interview depends on what type of interview it is. If it's just a technical interview where you're sitting across the table...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Are You a Ten?

    anyone who says they are a 10 has reached the pinnacle in their career. they are done. time to move on to something else. no one knows it all. you...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Are You a Ten?

    K. Brian Kelley (11/17/2010)


    Brandon Forest (11/17/2010)


    Maybe a 5.

    When I started out in the IT field, DOS 2.11 was the dominant PC operating system. I learned to do everything in...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Are You a Ten?

    Ed Salva (11/17/2010)


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    Ed Salva (11/17/2010)


    Is there a scale?

    In the 20+ I've been playing with computers (and being a small shop generalist), I've found that I know...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Are You a Ten?

    Ed Salva (11/17/2010)


    Is there a scale?

    In the 20+ I've been playing with computers (and being a small shop generalist), I've found that I know even less than when I...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

  • RE: Are You a Ten?

    From what I've seen, the more insular a developer is, the more likely they are to overestimate their expertise. A college student, hobbyist, or even a developer at a small...

    "Do not seek to follow in the footsteps of the wise. Instead, seek what they sought." - Matsuo Basho

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