Tavis Reddick (8/18/2014)

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Gary Varga (8/18/2014)

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Fair points but I cannot see anything that cannot be resolved by a combination of data cleansing and judicious use of TRIM and ISNULL/COALESCE (although the...

Tavis Reddick (8/18/2014)

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Gary Varga (8/18/2014)

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Tavis Reddick (8/18/2014)

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I would like to see a (T-)SQL function like normalize-space() from XPath, which I believe is slightly more useful than just TRIM, as it...

Tavis Reddick (8/18/2014)

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I would like to see a (T-)SQL function like normalize-space() from XPath, which I believe is slightly more useful than just TRIM, as it deals with all white...

I totally agree that there needs to be a complete disconnect between audit repositories and the IT administration privileges. Perhaps auditing repositories should be read only bins of data that...

skeleton567 (8/16/2014)

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Gary Varga (8/16/2014)

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I think that often the requirement for Computing, Maths or, possibly, Science degree is because it shows an aptitude to the type of work you will encounter...

I think that often the requirement for Computing, Maths or, possibly, Science degree is because it shows an aptitude to the type of work you will encounter and an acceptance...

I'd like to point out that during hiring many times I, and my peers, found too many people had a complete absence of knowledge on computing theory. I am not...

I find it difficult to advise people to take IT as a career. I try and paint a truthful picture and explain the highs and lows. I also mention that...

OK Steve. I have donated now. Having read the posts am I right in saying that you are going to ne wearing Hawaiian shirt, matching (good spot ;-)) socks and...

I am out today but will donate. Surely the big question is whether you will be sporting a matching Hawaiian shirt???

patrickmcginnis59 10839 (8/13/2014)

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<nitpick>MSDE</nitpick>

MSDTC is the transaction manager isn't it? Just being picky about...

Ed Wagner (8/13/2014)

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chrisn-585491 (8/13/2014)

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I'm that in-house programmer for my division. I write utilities that save us and our clients time. I also build custom ETL programs that make client "data"...

Yet Another DBA (8/13/2014)

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...I tend to be wary of "solutions" that become too difficult to move away from. If they offer proper exports and proper interfaces then it tends to...

I am an advocate for the "specific system for a specific function" school of thought as opposed to "we will buy in a very expensive ERP system and customize our...

From the perspective of a developer who occasionally delves into SQL Server I can see that there is a benefit to the stagnant nature of software i.e. I come back...