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Remember using this in DB2 on a mainframe in the 90's.
In DB2, it was CONCAT for strings and OR for numerical values
Gotta love standards, especially when vendors pick...
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 pm
I think your only two options from t-sql are xp_cmdshell or xp_delete_file. I think the former gives you more options to execute something that manages files. I would separate out...
December 3, 2025 at 9:41 pm
I'd agree. In the cloud you often have software defined storage, so having more paths and being able to upgrade one is helpful.
December 3, 2025 at 9:39 pm
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None of that huge cost delivers a line of code.
Same could be said of health insurance in the US.
I miss the days of buying an installed copy of software...
December 3, 2025 at 6:45 pm
without a doubt: "The Bare Necessities (from The Jungle Book)"
Only if you wear a costume
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 pm
I did that for the SQL Saturday in Kalamazoo, MI in 2013. I did a take on "Strolling through the park" to introduce my session on how to safely...
December 2, 2025 at 5:04 pm
Agreed, these are only partially helpful. I've asked for more metadata type features that help doc or explain the db, but really adding in UML capabilities might be helpful. To...
December 1, 2025 at 5:27 pm
IIRC, the collation for the SQL ones has different "weights" for the characters, so the sorting is different. I haven't found a source for this specifically, but it's definitely the...
December 1, 2025 at 4:53 pm
I would ask for the great solo guitar of "Comfortably numb" from Pink Floyd's "The wall" album. Ten thousand points to the UK band.
Great solo
November 30, 2025 at 2:34 am
I think for me, I'd go with something a bit "fun" and kind of appropriate for a tech crowd...
Granted, the processor series mentioned are a bit "dated," but...
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 am
I wonder if I could get away with For Evigt by Volbeat?
Another for my list to try
November 30, 2025 at 2:33 am
My theme music I'd like to have playing when I take the stage at a conference is Bound by Purpose by Twelve Titans Music.
Never heard it. I'll give...
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 am
I guess now my theme song has become the old Frank Sinatra (and others) song titled "I Did It My Way". I even told my wife this could be...
November 30, 2025 at 2:32 am
Agreed though this is why you choose/ hire/pick craftsman that do good work.
Same for trades people/ handy people for building projects. They might take shortcuts and not be amazing but...
November 26, 2025 at 6:51 pm
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