I insisted on attaching meaningful business comments to DB objects and had a nightly process that generated DB Documentation website using a competitor to Redgate SQLDoc.  This was disparaged...

I've done both, and I like the advice above from Jeffrey, Lynn, and Abhay.

ddl corrected

Great comments, and they often mirror what I see. Some people love AI and use it productively, some don't find it helpful.

I'm on the fence. Some things are very handy...

Agreed, too much stuff is built not to last, or not to be repaired. I'm amazed how poorly some modern things are set up that it's not even possible to...

Sounds like my office closet. Some older tech in there, including (I think) still a Jazz drive and disks.

I wish I could repair this watch, but the break is where...

I save so many manuals as PDFs. I know I can search, but a) that can be a pain when I'm trying to do something, and b) sometimes companies pull...

And I get this headline today, so maybe not. Maybe less headlines: https://techcrunch.com/2025/02/20/uk-healthcare-giant-hcrg-confirms-hack-after-ransomware-gang-claims-theft-of-sensitive-data/

And agreed, @Ross

AI is the term, like it or not. Understanding what that means is important to use it. I don't think changing the term helps anyone. If they don't get what...

Maybe I'm an optimist, but I think what's also happening is that corporations are learning from past mistakes - getting smarter and better when it comes to employee training,...

I try to desparately avoid limits in many things, but definitely in code. I've seen those 100s of parameters in a proc and 100s of columns in tables, when a...

I saw this recommended, but likely some $$.

I haven't done what you've done, but I migrated the Lahman mysql db to mssql. I had to take the schema code...

Completely agree, David. This was one reason I pushed for Flyway to underpin all deployments at Redgate. We need a known, reliable way across multiple platforms. Otherwise it doesn't become...

Typos and poor word ordering. Corrected and points awarded back

Wouldn't you need to learn how to configure the network adapter on a Linux machine? Or do people just use DHCP?

That seems to be my biggest crux, because it...