"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.

Interview:

You:  I hold certification in x,y,z.

Me:   Oh, that's nice.  What have you done?  What can you do for me?

My one-and-only experience in being involved in the financial side of resource decisions was spending eleven years as IT manager in a company as we implemented their first IT technology. ...

From 1975 through 1986 I was the IT manager for a start-up shop that ran 24 hours a day Sunday night through Friday night.  In the early days I was...