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  • RE: Is This Data Science?

    Thanks for this article, Steve. I love data analysis, largely because I love Math. Got my degree in Mathematics. However, your article also points out that just knowing math or...

  • RE: Using Better Tools

    @TUellner, I just downloaded SQL Search and installed it. Then I got into SSMS v17.4, but couldn't find how to run it. How...

  • RE: Using Better Tools

    Oh boy Steve, could I ever say a lot in response to this. At my old job I worked for a university. In our IT shop we were a Microsoft...

  • RE: Is it a good idea to put SSIS packages into source control?

    FridayNightGiant - Wednesday, January 3, 2018 1:44 PM

    Yes 100% put it into Source control. 
    Just don't expect to be able to have 2...

  • RE: An Introduction to PowerShell for a DBA

    I'm wondering if:

     

    $a = New-Object string[][] 3,2

    Write-Host $a.Count $a[0].Count

    should be written like this:


            $a = New-Object string[][] 3,2

  • RE: Improve Productivity with Collaboration Tools

    Interesting article. Unfortunately where I work most of these services/tools are blocked from everyone being able to use them.

  • RE: Delayed gratification or not?

    I've spent a lot of time thinking about this topic, or related, the last few years. On balance I would agree with you Ben, that delaying gratification is the best...
  • RE: Singular or Plural

    kiwood - Friday, December 8, 2017 9:52 AM

    Eric M Russell - Friday, December 8, 2017 9:41 AM

  • RE: Singular or Plural

    I very much prefer to use plural for naming tables, like People rather than Person. To me, it conveys what's in the table (a set of people), rather than a...

  • RE: The Relational Database is the Default

    I really like this article. However, coming at this more from a developer's point of view, I can understand the attraction of the new and shiny thing. It's fun working...

  • RE: Can Data Save the World?

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 4:45 PM

    Rod at work - Tuesday, December...

  • RE: Can Data Save the World?

    Matt Miller (4) - Tuesday, December 5, 2017 12:59 PM

    Rod at work - Tuesday, December 5, 2017...

  • RE: Can Data Save the World?

    Good article, Steve. Got a question and a comment.

     First the question. What did the authors of Freakonomics mean by the "... data as an important part of analyzing...

  • RE: A Christmas Bug

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Monday, December 4, 2017 11:27 AM

    I hate code coverage. I don't like it as a metric,...

  • RE: A Christmas Bug

    Good article, Steve. I've been thinking about testing software, unit testing and so forth. I've mentioned before how learning unit testing I believe got me my current job, so I...

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