Thank you for what you've written here, Steve. It rings true for me, as I'm very much in this mindset right now. After trying for almost 9 years to help...

Very nicely put, Ryan. Merry Christmas and Happy New Years to everyone.

Thank you very much for introducing Advent of Cyber to me! I've never heard of it. I'll go through some of the days to pick up on what I can...

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That is so funny, David! Thank you for sharing!!

The state department I work for has blocked all generative AI. I don't know why. It might even be blocked for all state departments. I don't have access to that...

Using automation is something I've been interested in since I was a kid. What surprises me is how resistant people are to adopting any sort of automation. In my previous...

I have found that companies that require a degree (any major would do) for IT positions were also so bureaucratic that I would not want to work there.

I graduated...

I tried replying, but that resulted in a HTTP 500 error

and then it worked

• This reply was modified 1 years, 11 months ago by Rod at work.

This is a toughie. I think, Louis, that you are correct, for the most part. But I'm also aware of the fact that, in some circumstances, it is possible that...

I work for a large state department. Consequently, the department I work for is, I believe, over 100 years old. Obviously, no one was writing databases back in 1923. 🙂

But...

As someone who has a degree, I agree that a degree is not necessary. I've lost out on even being considered for some jobs because my GPA was not 3.95...

WOW, Frederico, YYY999 as variable names. Yes, at least "VSC" did make sense, given that we worked with a data that was called "Voucher Service Code". The naming convention of...

I totally agree, Louis! Once I had a coworker who hated naming anything like VoucherServiceCode. She insisted that all columns in tables had to be abbreviated, so in this case...

Ken,

No one here has any experience with Dapper. We could learn Dapper, but it would be additional time spent not developing while we're learning. And I've got a feeling my...

Eddie,

I'm impressed with what that previous company you worked for. I like the disciplined approach they used.