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  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Lynn Pettis (9/2/2010)

    IIRC, it is actually a myth that Oracle runs better with loops and cursors. Perhaps I'll have the opportunity to verify that well written set-based queries run...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    September 3, 2010 at 1:11 am

    #1216044

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GSquared (9/1/2010)

    Here's an interesting one. This is the list of skills someone wants for their "DBA":

    Must have advanced proficiency and extensive knowledge of web development and design technologies, and...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    September 2, 2010 at 12:59 am

    #1215426

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    I've been away for a couple of weeks in a no-laptop holiday and catching up with the Thread has been quite a struggle. :blink:

    1) I'm very disappointed that Steve and...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    August 31, 2010 at 6:46 am

    #1214216

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Paul White NZ (8/12/2010)

    David Benoit (8/12/2010)

    Paul White NZ (8/12/2010)

    You can name constraints on # and ## temporary tables, but it is a pretty bad idea.

    I haven't had a need to...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    August 12, 2010 at 9:51 am

    #1206137

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    jcrawf02 (8/12/2010)

    I'm sure that I read someone's blog/article about how table variables can be indexed during the declaration of the variable, and I think it was outside even of a...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    August 12, 2010 at 6:18 am

    #1205938

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Dave Ballantyne (8/11/2010)

    Jeff Moden (8/9/2010)

    Dave Ballantyne (8/9/2010)

    Woot woot , just got my speaker selection email for sqlbits. Time to get some material together now..

    Congratulations and I understand the EXCITEMENT!!!!!...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    August 11, 2010 at 2:42 am

    #1205206

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    The Dixie Flatline (8/6/2010)

    Where you see that happening, it may be a clue that IT needs to either speed up its responsiveness or build better working relationships with the end...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    August 6, 2010 at 9:39 am

    #1203620

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    GilaMonster (8/6/2010)

    Jack Corbett (8/5/2010)

    AHHHHHH! You said a swear word!!! Access.

    There's nothing wrong with Access when used appropriately. The problem is it's seldom used appropriately.

    Access is often a trojan horse that...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    August 6, 2010 at 3:59 am

    #1203341

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (8/3/2010)

    Stefan Krzywicki (8/3/2010)

    Brandie Tarvin (8/3/2010)

    You could get burned and find yourself without options (and jobs) if a employer decides they don't have the budget for that 6 month...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    August 3, 2010 at 8:26 am

    #1201575

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Brandie Tarvin (8/3/2010)

    But $14.00 per hour? That's help desk / travel around fixing hardware pay where I live. And it was not that much more than I was making when...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    August 3, 2010 at 8:15 am

    #1201564

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden (8/2/2010)

    Gianluca Sartori (8/2/2010)

    What exactly are you americans doing at work that makes you worth all that money?

    Heh... we don't get to keep all that. Most of us...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    August 2, 2010 at 7:26 am

    #1201002

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Chris Morris-439714 (8/2/2010)

    Gianluca Sartori (8/2/2010)

    BTW, my hourly rate is around 11 euros (14 dollars).

    That's shocking. Why so low? What's the going rate for a dba in your area?

    I've just...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    August 2, 2010 at 7:03 am

    #1200975

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Chris Morris-439714 (8/2/2010)

    Gianluca Sartori (8/2/2010)

    BTW, my hourly rate is around 11 euros (14 dollars).

    That's shocking. Why so low? What's the going rate for a dba in your area?

    I've just...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    August 2, 2010 at 6:54 am

    #1200969

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Jeff Moden (8/2/2010)

    Gianluca Sartori (8/2/2010)

    BTW, my hourly rate is around 11 euros (14 dollars).

    Wow! If that's actually true, that's WAY too low for someone of your level of talent,...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    August 2, 2010 at 6:48 am

    #1200966

  • RE: Are the posted questions getting worse?

    Alvin Ramard (7/31/2010)

    GilaMonster (7/31/2010)

    Looks like the data transfer should be done around 6am this morning. Then some schema checks, some backups and outa here.

    Doesn't sound like a good weekend but...

    -- Gianluca Sartori

    August 2, 2010 at 1:26 am

    #1200864

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