I'm one of those SSIS users who take advantage of its simplicity. We exchange a lot of data files with outside organizations who prefer to use SFTP for file...

I like code management systems. I used an early system written by DEC back when I worked on VAX systems. The trick is remembering to use it regularly and keep...

A long time ago, I learned the painful lesson that most people believe that if the computer generated it, it must be true and accurate. It took me a while...

A long time ago, I learned the painful lesson that most people believe that if the computer generated it, it must be true and accurate. It took me a while...

I may be old school. I still try to read any available documentation when I get a new toy or new device to play with. Then I like to start...

I graduated in 1986 with a Masters degree in Computer and Information Science. I came out with a basic understanding of operating systems theory, software design based on Waterfall which...

I tend to lean towards electronica, like the Chill channel on Sirius XM or some of the Deep House channels on YouTube. It tends to block outside noise and internal...

I guess its a good thing I am not a DBA. Based on the number of questions I have answered incorrectly over the years, any database I managed would be...

As a boy, I helped my father dig trenches for water pipes, cut trees, plow firebreaks, and build simple structures. I always enjoyed knowing how things went together and worked,...

In general, I think the various communication tools like Teams or Slack are helpful, and much less invasive than the phone or meetings, but like every form of communication out...

I would have expected the answer to be 11 hours. Am I missing some fact about how the charges are calculated, or does the question have a typo?

I dislike writing documentation, I'm not very good at it. Its not that I'm a bad writer, I happen to believe that I write very well when I take the...

Grace Hopper, to hear how the process of developing COBOL came to be, Bryan Kernighan and Dennis Richie for their development of C and involvement with Unix, Ada Lovelace, and...

For those old enough to remember the TV Series "Northern Exposure" you will recall that the Dr in the show had agreed to have his medical training subsidized in return...

fortunately I am a team of 1, but even when it was a team of 2, we had no issues keeping things orderly. I use TFS for source control. I...