I graduated in 1965 with a degree in Sociology and my alma mater had some sort of tiny computer buried away in a basement but I never even saw it. ...

Years ago, deployments to production had to be done out-of-hours.  We planned and rehearsed these meticulously and for the majority went well, maybe minor hiccups.  We were given a...

One of my eight various IT jobs was years ago going as IT manager to a company that had no IT at all.  Our first project was an entirely custom...

"Bugs. Natural and inevitable. And probably perpetual."

Grant, I totally agree.  There will always be bugs.  Sometimes even the bug fixes themselves introduce new bugs.  I might add "and sometimes intentional.

What...

Well, Grant, this is one where I pretty much disagree in most cases.  Putting this in the perspective on my years in IT, my experience is that those who tout...

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Hello!

You are way more data rich than I.

Basically I track all Vanguard lineup,  S&P 100, and the Dow Jones Composite. Only on a weekly basis. Saturday is a busy...

seboldj, tell me more about your use of SQL for...

It appears this discussion has been dormant for about eight years, but could have some interesting perspectives.   Let me hear from you.

I retired 4/30/2010 after 42 years in IT, but...

"I would start by not following the news from Fox, but that's just a personal bias against Fox News."

Yeah, I'd say that is a bit of bias.  I keep reading...

Steve, I really think you owe it to yourself to get a new laptop after five years.  It is always a hassle to get the conversion done, but worth the...

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I'm been working with and creating software since 1969 and have never seen 'perfect'.  While some might have been close, the inevitable cycle is (1) OK, (2) really good, (3)...

Rod, your story of the younger person reminds me of a situation in which I worked for an IT manager about 20 years my junior in a small shop of...

I read this somewhere years ago and it stuck with me through my career:

"  'X' indicates an unknown and a spurt is a drip under pressure."

My policy has always been...

I think this possibility needs to be examined in light of the status of your own career.  Are YOU in a startup position relative to your future?  I'm assuming that...

I'm happy being a skeptic.

When I'm right, I'm happy.

When I'm wrong, I'm still happy.