pparsons (9/14/2015)

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DVCS all the way! Having started with a "first generation" VCS and coordinating the changes necessary between multiple developers, then progressing to SVN and now to GIT there...

malcolm-342909 (9/15/2015)

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"I suspect you'll find it to be a very abstract idea. Perhaps it's like pornography, where you know a good developer when you see them, but if so, then...

I'd like to think so. Not sure that's easy anymore.

eric.notheisen (9/15/2015)

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The first one is easy: ask yourself this question, "Which developer would I turn to when needing to solve a complex problem in a crisis?"

The second question is...

xsevensinzx (9/15/2015)

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I don't believe you can measure quality without experience (i.e.: working with the person). It's silly to think you can with just an hour or two with someone during...

n.ryan (9/15/2015)

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"Who's a Good Developer" is quite an open question and is best answered by answering the question "What do we want this person to do?"

For example, there are roles...

The latter,...

Sean Redmond (9/14/2015)

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Hi Steve,

There are several metrics that can be used:

1. How fast can an everyday problem be solved? Does a complex query take the DBA 30 minutes...

jasona.work (9/15/2015)

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"Who wants a developer...

Self delusion can be a...

The idea in checksum is to reduce work. ALL hashing algorithms have the possibility of collisions. The faster/shorter/cheaper the algorithm is, the more likely there are collisions. CHECKSUM() is dangerous...

Wow, fourth highest score and a loss. Quite a good matchup week according to the scores.

Agree with Gianluca.

Copy the error logs to another machine and open them with a text editor.

Always do this before any update/insert/delete.

begin tran

-- your insert/update/delete code here

-- select code to test your changes

rollback

-- commit

This will run the commands, then undo them. Be careful if your commands...

Wayne West (9/14/2015)

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I'll be honest: I currently do not use a version of VCS. I did back in the Dos days using BRIEF, someone came out with a source...