Interesting new word. I've not experienced watashiato. I've really had much impact on others' lives, thus why I've not experienced it.

However, let me say to you, Steve, you've certainly had...

Thank you very much, Steve, for your reflections on what I brought up and answering my question as to why companies reduce spending at a time, I thought it would...

I think the word "innovation" is a buzzword, the meaning of which has been bastardized just as the meaning of the title of "DBA" and the real "DevOps" has...

I feel that if the goal was to achieve flow we would all be a lot happier.  As long as there are hard (but artificial) deadlines on which people's...

Technical debt is a huge topic, but I'm glad you brought it up, Steve. Everywhere I've worked I've witnessed technical debt. Often, it is as you said, developers (and DBAs)...

I hear ya, Grant. Last week was bad for me as well. I took a few days off to visit my parents, who live in a remote area of Idaho....

I think documentation starts in design. Pick meaningful and concise table / column / database object names. For instance, order number maybe too generic; is it a sales, purchase,...

I'm a developer and I don't like writing documentation. I've done it and I'm sure I'll do it in the future, but it isn't fun.

A lot of my career has...

Thank you, Steve, for sharing this interesting article. I'm less concerned about AI taking over my job. I'm just one of those who doesn't buy into the hype about AI...

Very good point, Eric. Certainly, one I've not thought of before. I've not been here a decade, but I'm sure you're correct in that our application footprint has grown by...

Good questions. We're in the process of migrating several databases to the cloud. Dev and test environments, first. But just like you said, Steve, it is mandated by management and...

Thank you, Ryan, for a great article. I was unaware that Gordon Moore had recently passed away. WOW, what a legacy he left behind.

I work in state government. In my...

Steve, if I could I'd give your article one billion likes. I totally agree with you.

Thank you, Steve, for sharing this. The article you linked to on No Film School introduced me to the concept of "3Vs", which I've never heard of before. I appreciate...

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I'm very interested in AI, so I follow all discussions about AI whenever I come across one. You do make a good point that there is a lot of boring...