It is good to know that it has improved. Also it is always advisable, and very commendable, to report any issues. Sometimes it may feel that we are ignored but...

Lynn Pettis (7/11/2014)

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One thing I learned at a previous employer, because I took the time to hone and advance my skills on my own time, I was able to get...

I keep learning, as many do, and have always encouraged my peers with sharing information (links, papers, magazines etc.) being one of the ways. Some people receive these with anticipation,...

I have seen the like of this for a couple of decades and it certainly needs a movement, for the want of a better word, to formalise best practices for...

It is a very simple case of poor consideration of real requirements. The cause? Could be many things from not attempting to elicit requirements to simply ignoring them.

I tend to find that when there are a number of common scenarios that can be applied yet someone more senior wants a "one size fits all" solution defined that...

I thought it was no then did some research and must have misunderstood the MSDN support post on "any size".

Access 1.0 was truly unstable but 1.1 resolved that. It is good for what it is intended and, like many things, is maligned for the results of inappropriate use.

Personally, I'd...

andrew gothard (7/18/2014)

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Off the top of my head, probably recursive CTE.

Recursive processes in POSH, .Net or VBS - say to explore a directory structure - clear as a bell. ...

I am just back from a 10 day holiday. I did connect with SSC a few days but mainly because my first QOTD was scheduled and offered to you all...

I think that there is a place for specialist consultants and if they are to be utilised then they should have a strict remit and a fixed cost contract be...

Glad you guys liked the question. It was my first but I'll try and submit more (and with less errors - I answer these too and hope for as error...

gbritton1 (7/14/2014)

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This is a little OT but here goes! I'm learning F# and...

Always best when you can find it yourself too. Admitting the possibility of fallibility is important. To openly...

majorbloodnock (7/8/2014)

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Gary Varga (7/8/2014)

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I thought that it was more of a motivational style then lecturing. Some love it, some don't. Personally, I take from editorials of this style the anecdotal...