I realize that this is not a major issue, but I always find it irritating that the system stored procedures haven't been updated with the new data types. ---for years...

If you're building a vehicle for human space flight or a nuclear reactor, the first choice is more likely to yield fewer dead astronauts and giant holes in the ground...

Apologies To Buck for generalizing a little too much. The struggle with an editorial is to make a point in as short a space as possible. Of course, I have...

I realise that this is off-topic, but you'd be surprised how many people are using Excel databases. An old friend of mine is a city of London financial analyst and...

'Ere that's a bit harsh! Were not in one of those NET.ANGST forums you know.

The example Carl mentions is a classic. I recently saw it on StackOverflow being used as a killer reason for not using Money as a data type.

I agree that...

I loved your routine, Peso. It was great to follow the forum postings, and see the way that you quietly submitted it but it seemed to take a while...

It was a tricky competition to judge for several reasons. Firstly, the entries were of such a high standard. Then they evolved, forked and cross-pollinated. It was also interesting to...

When I was working for a national UK bank, a while back, a passenger jet crashed within half a mile of our secure data center (placed outside the metropolis, in...

If, as a community, we can find some good professional CV Editors and pass on the recommendations, that would be a great service. I'll discuss with Steve how we can...

Never act on the assumption that potential employers will be biased against you for some reason. I once interviewed a guy with no qualifications at all, just because I...

That is a great bit of advice, doc. One thing I'd add though, is that one must be careful never ever to criticize past employers, make tactless disparaging remarks, or...

A military-spec hummer now has armour-plating underneath. It literally protects your arse. I feel the same way about SQL Server. I speak as the proud owner of a John Deer...

Thanks, Grant,

I believe I have everything that PKD ever had published. I recommend 'Clans of the Alphane Moon' as being the funniest satire the way that group processes work. I've...

Noel,

Yes, I had to calm down a bit before writing the editorial. The comparison was, I thought, impertinent. The trouble is it does a great disservice to the NoSQL group,...