At home I use SQL Server 2016 Developer Edition, with the associated SSMS.

Tom Gillies (8/18/2016)

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There's some nice examples there of how to do things better:

As for the, "I'd like to interface to your system" request, If I was charitable, I would like...

gvoshol 73146 (8/19/2016)

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Have you considered what you will do with zip codes that cross county lines? Does your data source (when you decide on one) split the zip code...

I sympathize with David.Poole's predicament as well. I find interacting with government agencies to be a mixed bag. Some seem to do a good job of providing information and a...

This looks useful Ed, thank you.

TheSQLGuru (8/16/2016)

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Rod at work (8/16/2016)

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Thank you, Kevin. I agree that looks like it will work. The question I have is, where do I get the data in the first place?

(Internet...

Thank you, Kevin. I agree that looks like it will work. The question I have is, where do I get the data in the first place?

(Internet connectivity is much better...

I can't wait for space exploration to get beyond the confides of our planet! I hope that one day I'll be able to afford such travel.

And boy, do I remember...

WOW, I wish I had a professor like that when I went to college. Excellent object lesson.

Thanks for sharing, Ben.

Coincidentally in one of my emails today there was a newsletter from Toolbiox.com on a survey done across all sorts of career fields. 77% of all workers, regardless of their...

At my old job this was an issue I was concerned about. Since it was a very small IT shop and we (all 2 of us) had to wear multiple...

Ah, now I understand. Thanks, Gaz.

Pertinent to this discussion, at least partially, is an article that showed up in my inbox today from Computerworld titled Politics blamed for Feds' reliance on old IT.

Gary Varga (8/2/2016)

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In my experience...

What surprises me is to not see much interest in speeding up software releases. I'm not sure why that is, but it is.