Not including cell phones, the biggest expense for me is a Pluralsight subscription, since my employer won't pay for training, travel, conferences, etc.. And I have to pay for the...

jim.riedemann (10/13/2016)

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That's too bad to hear, Rod. I think it comes down to what kind of conflict the team uses - are they debating to find the best answer, or...

Speaking as someone who doesn't like to engage in conflict (and I bet many users of the SQL Server Central website fit that description) I don't care much for conflict....

GilaMonster (10/12/2016)

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Rod at work (10/11/2016)

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... and Pluralsight subscription with downloadable capabilities. The Pluralsight subscription is pricy, but if you're like me and don't have reliable cell phone coverage, you take...

I'm one of those who take mass transit to work. I start with a bus and then transfer to a train. In the morning on the bus I'll start by...

joshua 15769 (10/5/2016)

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From a programmer's perspective, I'd say, anything that you'd want to use to communicate with the database should be "tested". Anything which would be new to the database...

Congratulations, below86!

I think I'm in the minority here, because for me the best way that I learn is in a classroom setting. I love having an instructor up there that I...

Jeff Moden (9/21/2016)

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djackson 22568 (9/21/2016)

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Jeff Moden (9/21/2016)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (9/21/2016)

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Look in...

Good answers all, thank you!

I'd never heard of the concept of a 10x programmer, until I read your article Steve. And of course you're asking more about a 10x DBA, rather than programmer. Regardless,...

That really is my point; slow times aren't all that often.

I find this somewhat sudden interest in statistics interesting. I got my degree in mathematics, so naturally I took some statistics classes. For most of my life having taken math...

(We've been having network problems this week so am late in reading any email.)

I just read this. WOW, I am almost salivating reading about this Down Tools Week. I'd love...

Very good article, Ben. I like to think that I'm good at communication 90% of the time. But I know I've made those mistakes. What I've found is that I...