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  • RE: A Load Of Old Cobols

    Two points about old code:

    I started writing COBOL back in 1969. In those days there seems to have been a fair demand for programmers and lots of them were...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: Bingle is my Senior DBA

    MalD (10/9/2016)


    I'm a firm adherent to the principals contained in "Give the man a fish - feed him for a day. Teach a man to fish and where...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: Bingle is my Senior DBA

    Well, I would be against any kind of rating decision by anyone, Steve included. I prefer to make my own evaluations without the precondition of anyone else.

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: A Software Warranty

    Gail Wanabee (10/6/2016)


    Steve:

    The best people to support code are the people that created it. No one else on the planet will know as much about it as they do, and...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: A Software Warranty

    I spent my last twelve years before retiring with a company which during that time took on a major country-wide development project, first using a number of consultants and then...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: Teaching a dog to sing

    netmikem (9/11/2016)


    This topic really resonates with me.

    About 10 years ago, I was the sole developer supporting an important user group in a growing firm. As we brought on new...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: Teaching a dog to sing

    Well, I guess I did it backwards. After only a few years in IT in three separate jobs I moved to become manager of a small IT shop which...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: A Case FOR Cursors...

    Well, I haven't used a cursor in years. Of course, I've been retired for a number of years too. :-). Anyway, I'm not sure I would use...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: Rounding in tsql

    When I started writing code as far back as 1969, the accepted method was to add 5 to one place to the right of the desired result length and then...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: Is SQL Server data mining still an option?

    Eric Mamet (4/25/2015)


    I just saw a (new?) book entitled "Mastering SQL Server 2014 Data Mining"...

    Following Microsoft BI developments, I was under the impression that "on Premise" SQL Server data...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: Specialist or Generalist

    This article brings up a topic which I thought about for a number of years. We get into our work and find the things that we really enjoy and...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: Dexterity Matters

    David.Poole (3/29/2016)


    I used to work for a web company that was proud of it's triple AAA usability designs. They allowed for visual impairments, cognitive difficulties, mobility disabilities etc.

    There are...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: Dexterity Matters

    Very good point to this. Additionally, I frequently get unexpected input simply by being careless on the keyboard and touching the touch pad. it makes some interesting and...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: Find a String in a String

    I've watched this discussion for a number of days now, and this morning the thought struck me that the solution probably lies, and the effort might be well spent, in...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

  • RE: Find a String in a String

    Great article. Steve, especially for those who want to really reach an expert level of SQL use. Microsoft SQL Server has by far the best set of string manipulation...

    Rick
    If you do a half-assed job of things, folks will ask 'why did this ass only do half the job?'

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