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"My concern, however, was that multiple times they noted they would post updates soon, but there were some pretty good gaps in the status messages. While I liked a...
August 19, 2022 at 4:12 pm
One more small thing: if we are dealing with poor database design, sometimes neither tuning nor hardware helps.
Why do you notice the splinter in your brother’s eye, but do...
August 13, 2022 at 5:20 pm
Adding other lacks of standards such as GQL etc. makes this discussion even more "interesting" (in an utterly English meaning of the word) 😎
Eirikur, great point. As with all...
August 13, 2022 at 2:07 pm
Maybe we need to consider WHY the languages were confused at the Tower of Babel. Seems to me that the people were becoming egotistical in thinking they could build a...
August 13, 2022 at 1:33 pm
Our C# developers (who know just enough SQL to be dangerous) write code using Entity Framework and I have trust that Microsoft will generate good SQL. So far so...
August 12, 2022 at 12:49 pm
In terms of AI for medical purposes, the recent progress is astounding and we can be proud that we have participated in the progress. Last evening I had the privilege...
August 3, 2022 at 4:55 pm
How often do you update? I think it depends on your role in the situation. I spent 42 years in IT including 11 years as manager of an installation so...
August 1, 2022 at 12:39 pm
Well, here we go again. Over a few days I spent about three hours attempting to set up a new Chromecast device on a second tv. Kept getting an error...
July 27, 2022 at 2:36 pm
In my experience people don't care about this, until they really care about it. Organisations are happy for pretty much anyone to write stored procs, but when their application...
July 25, 2022 at 12:53 pm
I keep learning because when stuff finally breaks at 3am because a new release 2 sprints ago competes with this release… fewer and Fewer of us know SQL well...
July 23, 2022 at 3:08 pm
Why bother? Well, maybe first of all, it's this thing inside me that makes me want to do it better and faster with less code. Maybe it's because we all...
July 23, 2022 at 9:55 am
I remember a time about 50 years ago when I designed a script that deleted a file and then renamed the backup. It never works the second time.
July 22, 2022 at 12:42 pm
Grant, hope you enjoy the Gettysburg visit. If you want it personalized, contact my nephew Tom Clark, tclarkguide@gmail.com, who has been a teacher for years and does guided tours at...
July 19, 2022 at 1:21 pm
Just read a news story about a CA crime where thieves stole $100 million in jewelry from an armored vehicle.
Reminds me of my days on the farm. "Don't put all...
July 18, 2022 at 12:20 pm
I’ve glanced at the title of the latest SQL Server Central newsletter “Lots of Interesting Tech News” and it looked like, “Lost Interest in Tech News” :- ) Then...
July 16, 2022 at 1:33 pm
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