Steve Jones - SSC Editor (4/12/2016)

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Gary Varga (4/12/2016)

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I am so regretting not going to SQL Bits XII - when it was a 25 minutes drive from home!!!

SQL Bits XV looks...

I am so regretting not going to SQL Bits XII - when it was a 25 minutes drive from home!!!

SQL Bits XV looks really exciting but unfortunately I will be...

ZZartin (4/11/2016)

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Jeff Moden (4/10/2016)

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Heh... ok... I take it back. I was asked to troubleshoot some problems in some code I've never seen before and I now even hate XML...

It is a natural progression; cataloging follows search. This has been understood by Content Management Systems for some time.

Jeff Moden (4/10/2016)

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Heh... ok... I take it back. I was asked to troubleshoot some problems in some code I've never seen before and I now even hate XML used...

GPO (4/8/2016)

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...The excuse (sorry "advantage") for XML was that it allowed you to store "semi-structured" data without having to continually mess with your schema. But when the XML getting stored...

I am not sure what you mean by "dtsconfig file does not accept any of my changes" but I would first look at the type and value of $file. Let...

Has Jeff just been caught out by his old favourite "it depends"?

I find the informal style is not best. That is a question of preference. Incorrect learning material, however, is just wrong. Anyone not in the know, i.e. almost all students,...

I have recently used edX and Microsoft Virtual Academy[/url] and can confirm that the content quality can vary hugely. On edX I had to provide some errata for statements on...

David.Poole (4/7/2016)

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There are still systems in common use out there with surprisingly short length naming restrictions. I seem to remember that there is something like an ANAME record for...

I agree that learning without immediate use appears to lose a lot of what a great amount of effort was spent to attain.

This makes me focus on skills that I...

Probably, but...

I did...

Very generous of you. A much better response than deserved.