chris.smith 91049 (1/21/2014)

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Yet, every company I've worked at has known the problem, and yet still produces them - the problem is that the manager is looking for a short term...

Yet Another DBA (1/21/2014)

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I have seen Excel being used by an insurance actuary and then someone promised that the same equations could be done in a "proper" language and...

Jeff Moden (1/20/2014)

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It's not Excel, spreadsheets, or anything else in particular. It's crap code and human error in general. I just saw an article yesterday where a couple...

On replay: They need to just get another 2 officials in the booth and not have the silly delay of someone walking over to a monitor as they do in...

Thanks, but I'm fine. I've seen you 4 or 5 times with this. Just...

Ed Wagner (1/15/2014)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/15/2014)

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WayneS (1/15/2014)

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (1/13/2014)

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I'm hoping to get back to SQLBits this year, but with surgery coming, timing will matter. I...

Evil Kraig F (1/15/2014)

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As to the topic, Steve, your definition of craftsperson seems to change a bit from what's in the article to what you've clarified here. I agree,...

below86 (1/15/2014)

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And I would say that in your example Norm Abram could do the bare minimum to build a book shelve, and he would still turn out better quality work(and...

below86 (1/15/2014)

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I think this line is what 'set' me off: "Doing just enough to complete a job is the sign of a amateur, not a craftsman."

Doing just enough to complete...

WayneS (1/15/2014)

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Steve, did I...

Tom Bakerman (1/15/2014)

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Sorry Steve, but I disagree with you. I think it's a good thing that we are not craftspeople.

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Thomas Abraham (1/15/2014)

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We're just not, we're not craftspeople, at least not most of us. We do what we need to do at work. We get systems working just enough. We...

below86 (1/15/2014)

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You get pulled into so many different projects with so little time it impossible to 'craft' the perfect solution. As they say 'A jack of many trades, master...

chrisn-585491 (1/15/2014)

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You want craftsmanship and professionalism? Talk to my boss and convince him. Or better yet talk to our clients and ask them how much they want to pay.

Not...

Fixed and thanks