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Caruncles wrote:CHAR has bitten me numerous times...
How so? Especially when it comes to single byte stuff that even you know will never change?
I'd' say it's time to stop going...
February 11, 2022 at 3:11 pm
Just got a good laugh at the end of this conversation. Saw the following line. Is this a limitation of a CHAR data element?
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February 11, 2022 at 2:59 pm
Thought crosses my mind that maybe the use of CHAR data is a good way to have to revisit the Y2K days.
February 11, 2022 at 2:33 pm
Steve, your post today about CHAR reminded me of a recent dream, not sure it was really memory, of my early IT days, maybe about 19971, at First National Bank...
February 11, 2022 at 2:08 pm
Jeff, that's a good reminder about using an external keyboard. The reminder being that I have a box of at least a half dozen in storage that date from when...
February 9, 2022 at 5:58 pm
I think I would have reservations regarding entrusting my data to a platform called 'Snowflake'. And maybe even more so to a platform called 'Cockroach'.
February 9, 2022 at 2:49 pm
See my more recent post
February 9, 2022 at 2:10 pm
Jeff, I can really relate to what you said about taking that other job where they had you doing what you did not like to do and weren't good...
February 5, 2022 at 2:34 pm
I only get that error occasionally. It may have to do with whether or not someone posted while you were typing or waiting.
Ok... just remembered who I'm talking to...
February 4, 2022 at 10:18 pm
When I got my first programming job things in IT ( we called it Data Processing then ) were just taking off and there were many positions available. The easiest...
February 4, 2022 at 2:23 pm
I remember learning this principle during my high school days about 1957 when I was on the track team for the first year. I competed in the 100 yard dash...
February 2, 2022 at 4:05 pm
My wife and I have a fairly common routine that helps us and apparently helps some neighbors also. We've been retired for about 12 years. About six years ago we...
January 31, 2022 at 2:43 pm
One thing I believe makes a good engineer is the wise use of available resources to accomplish a job. I regularly use two applications that seem to have questionable design...
January 31, 2022 at 2:04 pm
Grant, I heartily agree with your feelings regarding responsibility for creating and maintaining good code. Unlike a good bottle of scotch, code does NOT get better with age. Throughout my...
January 29, 2022 at 2:27 pm
This is exactly why I am not in favor of the idea of the 'teaching coding' approach. While I'm not against providing opportunities in IT I believe that these opportunities...
January 15, 2022 at 1:24 pm
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