Great comparison - thanks for the thought-provoking editorial!

- webrunner

I'm a little late to this discussion, but having read "The Checklist Manifesto" by Atul Gawande, I think a whole set of software checklists needs to be run the same...

Randy Worrell (8/11/2015)

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I agree on the concept of making "guess-timates" when asked to provide estimated time and scope. Almost without fail, any estimate--made in good faith--will be received as having...

Interesting question - but I am hoping there will be a final resolution in the comments about a possible error in the explanation?

Thanks.

- webrunner

Great question - and even more counter-intuitive than the answers usually are!

Thanks.

- webrunner

Interesting question, thanks. I'm not sure of the best overall solutions for these problems, but it has reminded me I need to think about them more.

- webrunner

Great comment!!!!

Thanks,

webrunner

Uwe Ricken (8/6/2015)

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Luis Cazares (8/6/2015)If identity is ever increasing, how can it create the same fragmentation of a random value?[/Quote]

Hi,

fragmentation on an identity value can surely occur if you...

GilaMonster (8/10/2015)

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You need to either create that path so that the file can be created, or start SQL in single user mode (remote in to the server and work directly)...

OK, looks like I dug myself out of my own hole. A rare but welcome occurrence.

Here is why I had trouble fixing this:

1. I had not turned on the DAC...

Thanks, good question.

- webrunner

Thanks for the very helpful question. I got it wrong but learned a huge lesson today. NULL is some tricky ish.

- webrunner

Thanks for offering this script. Just as a constructive suggestion, though, I am curious why someone rated it only 2 of 5 stars. In such cases, I wish the person...

Jeff Moden (8/3/2015)

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webrunner (8/2/2015)

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Jeff Moden (8/2/2015)

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I know you already know...

RTaylor2208 (8/3/2015)

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In the environments I have worked in the SQL logins used by applications have always had the same name \ permissions in each environment the only differentiation being the...

Jeff Moden (8/2/2015)

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I know you already know this but I...