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  • RE: Effectiveness

    Eric M Russell (11/19/2013)


    As a database developer, if 2 + 2 -1 = 3 and the result is returned from the databse faster than the web browser can render the...

    Gaz

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  • RE: Powershell Script help for Scripting

    This is a .NET collection issue: You cannot change the contents whilst enumerating over it i.e. you must not add to or remove items from a collection you are using...

    Gaz

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  • RE: Who Inspires You?

    I was inspired by Dr Richard Mitchell at the University of Brighton when I studied there (it was called something different then). He was interested in developing quality, maintainable software...

    Gaz

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  • RE: Copy a file from each subdirectory to one folder

    erikd (11/15/2013)


    :unsure:

    It is easy to convert:

    $a = Some-CommandA

    Write-Host $a

    $b = Some-CommandB $a

    Write-Host $b

    $c = Some-CommandC $b

    Write-Host $c

    to:

    Some-CommandA | Some-CommandB $_ | Some-CommandC $_

    Gaz

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  • RE: Copy a file from each subdirectory to one folder

    Whilst the pipeline is quite useful I do find that single lines allow for output to the console whilst testing using Write-Host.

    Gaz

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  • RE: Dream Jobs

    Some people bail quickly. Very quickly.

    Most people try and give a position a chance to improve. Some people are more optimistic than others or are, perhaps, less confident in themselves...

    Gaz

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  • RE: Copy a file from each subdirectory to one folder

    Sorry Erik, I saw this on the mobile but you had figured it out by the time I have reached the desktop.

    For those who will read this post and cannot...

    Gaz

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  • RE: Dream Jobs

    I work freelance so, as with all dreams and nightmares, they always end reasonably soon. It has the obvious disadvantage for dream roles and advantages for nightmare positions.

    Most of the...

    Gaz

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  • RE: Test Coverage

    David.Poole (11/14/2013)


    ...I see UAT as separate to QA. UAT should be about the useability of a system rather than a "flush out the bugs".

    I agree but feel that the...

    Gaz

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  • RE: Effectiveness

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/13/2013)


    I have seen ... ...software, don't work well.

    Haven't we all?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/13/2013)


    ...I do think some sort of warranty is reasonable for software...

    Absolutely!!!

    Gaz

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  • RE: Time for Learning

    It depends if you have to use it at the time. Then the hours are split (unevenly) between learning as a task in of itself and learning whilst utilising to...

    Gaz

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  • RE: Effectiveness

    Sqlraider (11/13/2013)


    Dale Turley (11/13/2013)


    I strongly disagree with the idea of just pushing something out to fit a time frame, and this kind of mentality is the reason for IT having...

    Gaz

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  • RE: Data Compression

    I wouldn't knock the fact that most of us found it an easy question. There are always people new to SQL Server and we should cater for them too.

    Perhaps it...

    Gaz

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  • RE: Test Coverage

    vliet (11/13/2013)


    ...For example, when using an INNER JOIN instead of a LEFT OUTER JOIN to list people with their skills, it might go easily unnoticed that you are missing someone...

    Gaz

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  • RE: Data Compression

    Koen Verbeeck (11/13/2013)


    First of all, this question is way too easy. Enterprise has all the features, so you don't even have to think.

    Secondly, developer is the same as enterprise feature-wise,...

    Gaz

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