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

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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.

I don't know who the original developers were of the old PHP app, but having the SQL strings in it with no stored procedures, is exactly how they did it.

I...

This question is so relevant for us! Our current environment has been individual developers working on a project alone. The majority of deploys are done from the developer's PC. A...

Ant-Green and Brian,

Personally, I'm in favor of leaving the data in the MySQL database, although it is (so I understand) an old version of MySQL. The arguments against leaving it...

Sean,

I believe you are correct, that the insistence of a degree is, for some companies/organizations, "...for keeping people not like us away".

David,

I love what you said here. In particular, "It...

Crazy Eights - too funny i work a government job too! I am beginning to read about Vertical structure organizations versus Matrix Organizations. Work here comes in from the...