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Nicole Bowman (5/5/2009)
[...] not necessarily for the course information you get but for teaching you how to learn [...]
Well phrased there Nicole, though it strikes me as unfortunate that...
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
May 5, 2009 at 6:32 pm
No to needing the IT or CS degree, or any other degree for that matter.
The need for a degree is for self-preservation and managing the HR dweebs in order to...
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
May 5, 2009 at 4:21 pm
Lynn
Yes,
:-),
:cool:.
Mr Dassin
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Please stop trying to sell an idea that is simply a wrapper for somebody else's already hugely advanced and developed concept.
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
April 20, 2009 at 10:55 pm
steve dassin (4/20/2009)
dphillips (4/20/2009)
And by the way Steve Dassin, you may want to go re-read Snarky's comments.:blink:
Apparently in my haste to find an empathic voice I overlooked the true message...
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
April 20, 2009 at 6:46 pm
Hey there Andrew, sorry the reference was so obscure.
andrew gothard (4/19/2009)
wldhrs (4/17/2009)
RBarryYoung (4/16/2009) andrew gothard (4/15/2009) Jeff Moden (4/14/2009) Jim Russell (4/14/2009) Charles Kincaid (4/13/2009)
Okkkk....
All of you, have, like,...
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
April 20, 2009 at 6:41 am
RBarryYoung (4/16/2009) andrew gothard (4/15/2009) Jeff Moden (4/14/2009) Jim Russell (4/14/2009) Charles Kincaid (4/13/2009)
Okkkk....
All of you, have, like, been taking a point of view that has only one common thread,...
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
April 17, 2009 at 12:45 am
Jim Russell (4/14/2009)
...can you spawn these recent comments into an "Old Farts" thread?
Given the depth of industry experience that's demonstrated daily on this site, that one could have the potential...
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
April 14, 2009 at 2:27 pm
Charles Kincaid (4/13/2009)
OK, who remembers splicing punched paper tape?
And the cut fingers from pulling the reel of tape through your hand while searching for the point to splice on the...
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
April 13, 2009 at 3:14 pm
andrew gothard (4/9/2009)
would try and find some way of using a cursor to deliver the same result
ROFL
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
April 9, 2009 at 7:30 pm
Completely eludes me what's so wrong with = == := != <> etc, etc, they're all still faster than typing
ASSIGN THE VALUE OF A TO B
IS A THE SAME AS...
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
April 8, 2009 at 7:26 pm
Jeff Moden (4/7/2009) there are always exceptions to the rules of thumb... even if they're my rules of thumb.
Hehe, the exceptions prove the usefulness of the rule.
I've written way more...
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
April 7, 2009 at 9:23 pm
Just been fiddling with my profile, changed the nickname from "peter" to "wldhrs" which is the one I usually use, and put my name in as the signature.
Added an avatar...
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
April 6, 2009 at 10:40 pm
Jeff Moden (4/6/2009)
Heh... brackets... they sure did take a shortcut there. It would be nice if the automatic code generators didn't put those in unless actually required.
I disagree with...
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
April 6, 2009 at 10:04 pm
brownph99 (4/6/2009)This type of code looks ok in books, and for little two table querys, but in the real world just makes life miserable.
ROFL
Completely agree.
For simple code I use
SELECT...
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
April 6, 2009 at 8:00 pm
Maybe Wittgenstein's Tractatus should be required reading before criticising a language.
Isn't any human language a reflection of the social structure in which it is evolving?
Or did the chicken come...
Peter Edmunds ex-Geek
April 3, 2009 at 1:16 pm
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