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  • RE: You know what we really need? Better interpersonal communication

    David.Poole (9/8/2016)


    ...it takes considerable time and energy to be able to steer people the way you hope they will go...

    ...whilst being prepared to change course as we learn along the...

    Gaz

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  • RE: You know what we really need? Better interpersonal communication

    David.Poole (9/8/2016)


    djblyth (9/8/2016)


    Yeah, I wanted to say the same but i thought it might sound too 'high brow'.

    Actually though, I think techies often begin with the expectation that a...

    Gaz

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  • RE: You know what we really need? Better interpersonal communication

    Eric M Russell (9/8/2016)


    I don't know who came up with the idea of adding an 'Edit' button to this forum, but they were spot on. We probably wouldn't still be...

    Gaz

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  • RE: You know what we really need? Better interpersonal communication

    manie (9/8/2016)


    Gary Varga (9/8/2016)


    manie (9/8/2016)


    ...The only way to get this right is practise, practise and practise.

    This is your advice for getting in trouble with ones wife??? :laugh:

    What? Have you got...

    Gaz

    -- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!

  • RE: You know what we really need? Better interpersonal communication

    Beatrix Kiddo (9/8/2016)


    funbi (9/8/2016)


    In my dealings with IT staff this seems to be more an issue with DBAs than any other group (developers, help desk, infrastructure etc).

    I'd agree with...

    Gaz

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  • RE: You know what we really need? Better interpersonal communication

    manie (9/8/2016)


    ...The only way to get this right is practise, practise and practise.

    This is your advice for getting in trouble with ones wife??? :laugh:

    Gaz

    -- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!

  • RE: You know what we really need? Better interpersonal communication

    David is once again spot on. Especially in his opinion on Ben's editorial.

    I try to debate rather than argue my point, however, I know that there have been times where...

    Gaz

    -- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!

  • RE: Practicing Deployments

    Gazareth (9/7/2016)


    Gary Varga (2/12/2013)


    One of the key parts of this is automation. Automate what you can to make it repeatable. This reduces the possibilities of human error which is something...

    Gaz

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  • RE: Does Log Data Belong in a Table or a File?

    Multithreaded implementations of web services with each concurrent call executed on separate threads. Logged to a flat file? Just saying.

    Gaz

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  • RE: Practicing Deployments

    Iwas Bornready (9/7/2016)


    ... are our own customer so have a vested interest in making sure they go smoothly...

    If it was for clients then surely it is the same:

    not smooth deployments...

    Gaz

    -- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!

  • RE: Practicing Deployments

    David.Poole (9/7/2016)


    ...A night in the worst hotel in Reading and a toxic breakfast didn't set us up for the next day...

    Reading is a charm.

    Did that company go belly up a...

    Gaz

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  • RE: Practicing Deployments

    IceDread (9/7/2016)


    Nice to see an outdated article 🙂

    Maybe the IT-industry here overall has actually grown and improved.

    A lot of companies in Sweden and other countries I know speak about and...

    Gaz

    -- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!

  • RE: Does Log Data Belong in a Table or a File?

    pdanes (9/6/2016)


    As with almost everything in SQL Server, the answer is 'it depends'.

    ...and with everything else too!!!

    Gaz

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  • RE: Does Log Data Belong in a Table or a File?

    Of course it isn't that simple!!! (But you knew that any way.)

    I worked on a system where they wanted to log "events" and get MI on performance. These were deemed...

    Gaz

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  • RE: NCAs and NDAs

    iposner (9/5/2016)


    You don't need a lawyer to negotiate terms. Just try it yourself.

    Sometimes employers/clients/etc. are more open to non-legal negotiations i.e. if you express your unhappiness with terms 3) 6)...

    Gaz

    -- Stop your grinnin' and drop your linen...they're everywhere!!!

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