jeffrey yao (6/22/2009)

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I dare say if a data model needs to be tested under rigorous cases, the data modeler will "consciously" or "unconsciously" conform to normalization requirements. By "unconsciously", I...

Gail,...

Charles Kincaid (6/19/2009)

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We went to the DIY store an bought a bunch of cheap thermostats. One in each room and several in the large gathering rooms. They are...

The first letter of a sentence should be capitalized, and when quoting, double quotes should be used.

C'mon, really?

I think I just paid a thousand bucks or so for this information in a college-level writing course. 😉 Very nice article, easy to read and excellent advice.

Thanks!

Jon

don't make it too hard, dump all your records into a table ordered by client and then effdate, including an identity column and a flag for continuouslyEnrolled

self-join, where the tableA.ID...

not...

Might be beating a dead horse, but be sure you are evaluating your conditions in the right order. Best answer below is '@x=1 AND @z=3', but that is evaluated after...

. . . and then there are the unfortunate few who keep seeing you lob out these answers, but are still anxiously awaiting 2005 servers. Luckily everyone seems to be...

Tom Brown (6/18/2009)

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I had a short stint working for the marketing manager of a hospitality retailer. He often got free samples of the various offerings of breweries, wine merchants,...

Spoiled grapes, blech! Whiskey for me, thanks.

KevinC. (6/12/2009)

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I have an identical twin brother. We have basically the same interests but have taken divergent paths. I sometimes wonder where I would be if I had...

Damn, now I'll never be able to use that phrase again - "You'll never hear anybody say . . ."

I wish I hadn't blown five years of college on a Jazz Performance degree that I now don't use, as much fun as it was. (decided not to move to...

Will be adding to my sig, for sure. 😀

Thanks, great job!

Jon