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  • Reply To: Paying It Forward on the Internet

    Rod at work wrote:

    That is awesome, Rick. I am happy both for your wife and yourself. I've not been so fortunate.

     

    Rod, am I remembering correctly that you are located in the UK? ...

  • Reply To: Paying It Forward on the Internet

    Rod at work wrote:

    Rick, your point is exceptionally good. It applies to many people. I work in the public sector, so asking for a raise never works. At least of the hundreds...

  • Reply To: Paying It Forward on the Internet

    Rod at work wrote:

    WOW, last week, for me, was one of the busiest I've had in years. The next couple of weeks may be so, too. Therefore, I didn't even get a...

  • Reply To: Paying It Forward on the Internet

    Well, maybe as usual I sort of got it backwards.  The two things that I did that probably counted the most and give me the greatest pride were both well...

  • Reply To: Fixing Impostor Syndrome

    As one who both studied Psychology and has experienced psychological counselling, I would say that usually a good swift kick in the arse is more effective and lots less expensive.

  • Reply To: Fixing Impostor Syndrome

    "Like marketing, there are no shortage of people who think they know it all, or use boisterous, blustery, loud discussion to convince others that they do. "

    The value of an...

  • Reply To: Developer Optimism

    Rod at work wrote:

    skeleton567 wrote:

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor wrote:

    I think a big part of the problem is management and not holding people accountable. However, there is also personal responsibility and professionalism, which can be lacking.

    I...

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  • Reply To: Developer Optimism

    Really, really good SQL Developers are pretty much superflous...until you really, really need one.

  • Reply To: Developer Optimism

    Steve Jones - SSC Editor wrote:

    I think a big part of the problem is management and not holding people accountable. However, there is also personal responsibility and professionalism, which can be lacking.

     

    I agree Steve. ...

    • This reply was modified 3 years, 2 months ago by skeleton567.
  • Reply To: Developer Optimism

    I always found that the worst case of developer optimism was in validation and error handling.  The assumption was that if it got through the front-end all was well.

  • Reply To: Labor Day 2022

    We've all heard that 'the more you give the more you get'.  Most of our friends are old and retired.  Our social group includes my wife, a bilateral amputee, some...

  • Reply To: Unlimited PTO

    I used all my sick days so I called in dead.

  • Reply To: What should I have done with this?

    Honestly, above the split it said something like 'Set of two', one of those Amazon things.  It was just funny it worked out that way.

  • Reply To: Unlimited PTO

    larry.blake wrote:

    Jeff Moden wrote:

    What I'd really like to see are companies that stop punishing people for not taking time off.  I've had more vacation just vanish because I had more on...

  • Reply To: Unlimited PTO

    I tried to make sure I am not repeating myself by commenting on this topic, but didn't see anything in the history at least for this article.  My feelings are...

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