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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 1

Dang, it was one of those days... I forgot all about my article being published today. (Time to get busy)

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 2

Congrats Brandie.

Does this mean you are well on your way to writing full time and forgetting all about SQL?

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173081 More actions · Answer 3

WayneS (1/19/2012)
Congrats Brandie.
Does this mean you are well on your way to writing full time and forgetting all about SQL?

HA!

Bwahahahahahahaha.

Oh, that was a funny, if short, fantasy. Quit my day job? Leave behind insurance benefits and paid vacation / sick time? Kill my credit by not being able to pay my bills?

Hahahaha. Not unless Latchkeys catches on Harry Potter / Lemony Snicket style. Which I really think it can if we hit the market right. But it'll be years before I see a "quit my day job" kind of payout on any of my writing.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 4

Brandie Tarvin (1/20/2012)
WayneS (1/19/2012)
Congrats Brandie.
Does this mean you are well on your way to writing full time and forgetting all about SQL?
HA!
Bwahahahahahahaha.
Oh, that was a funny, if short, fantasy. Quit my day job? Leave behind insurance benefits and paid vacation / sick time? Kill my credit by not being able to pay my bills?
Hahahaha. Not unless Latchkeys catches on Harry Potter / Lemony Snicket style. Which I really think it can if we hit the market right. But it'll be years before I see a "quit my day job" kind of payout on any of my writing.

Note to self, give Brandie's book to every cousin/niece/nephew and tell them how awesome it is...

...what's the finder's fee on that type of thing? 😛

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"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."

jcrawf02 SSC-Insane Points: 24198 More actions · Answer 5

This is frickin' hysterical: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/01/microsoft-pimps-it-old-school-with-a-pricey-text-adventure-game.ars

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How best to post your question[/url]
How to post performance problems[/url]
Tally Table:What it is and how it replaces a loop[/url]

"stewsterl 80804 (10/16/2009)I guess when you stop and try to understand the solution provided you not only learn, but save yourself some headaches when you need to make any slight changes."

Chad Crawford SSChampion Points: 11610 More actions · Answer 6

jcrawf02 (1/20/2012)
This is frickin' hysterical: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/01/microsoft-pimps-it-old-school-with-a-pricey-text-adventure-game.ars

Hoo yeah, I liked that. Reminded me of the Doom Admin Interface[/url].

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173081 More actions · Answer 7

jcrawf02 (1/20/2012)
Brandie Tarvin (1/20/2012)
WayneS (1/19/2012)
Congrats Brandie.
Does this mean you are well on your way to writing full time and forgetting all about SQL?
HA!
Bwahahahahahahaha.
Oh, that was a funny, if short, fantasy. Quit my day job? Leave behind insurance benefits and paid vacation / sick time? Kill my credit by not being able to pay my bills?
Hahahaha. Not unless Latchkeys catches on Harry Potter / Lemony Snicket style. Which I really think it can if we hit the market right. But it'll be years before I see a "quit my day job" kind of payout on any of my writing.
Note to self, give Brandie's book to every cousin/niece/nephew and tell them how awesome it is...
...what's the finder's fee on that type of thing? 😛

No fee, but I will buy you a very expensive dinner at the next SQL Saturday after I strike it rich. @=)

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 8

jcrawf02 (1/20/2012)
This is frickin' hysterical: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/01/microsoft-pimps-it-old-school-with-a-pricey-text-adventure-game.ars

OMG!!

I've got people staring at me as I laugh maniacally right about now!

Too much!

Love it!

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WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95461 More actions · Answer 9

GSquared (1/20/2012)
jcrawf02 (1/20/2012)
This is frickin' hysterical: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/01/microsoft-pimps-it-old-school-with-a-pricey-text-adventure-game.ars
OMG!!
I've got people staring at me as I laugh maniacally right about now!
Too much!
Love it!

I was going to skip this, but anything that gets Gus laughing (esp maniacally) is worth taking a look at.

This is quite good...

Wayne
Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server 2008
Author - SQL Server T-SQL Recipes

If you can't explain to another person how the code that you're copying from the internet works, then DON'T USE IT on a production system! After all, you will be the one supporting it!

Links:
For better assistance in answering your questions
Performance Problems
Common date/time routines
Understanding and Using APPLY Part 1 & Part 2

Revenant SSC-Forever Points: 42467 More actions · Answer 10

(ref. jcrawf02's post about buying the book)

That's not the way to go about it.

Note to every threadizen: if you have kids, nephews, nieces, or similar, buy corresponding number of copies of Brandie's book. Then tell each kid that you bought this book because it is very difficult to get, but it is for older kids, so they will be allowed to read it after they grow up a bit, and of course they must not tell any of their classmates.

Now that migt start a viral campaign! 🙂

Kiara SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4185 More actions · Answer 11

GSquared (1/20/2012)
jcrawf02 (1/20/2012)
This is frickin' hysterical: http://arstechnica.com/microsoft/news/2012/01/microsoft-pimps-it-old-school-with-a-pricey-text-adventure-game.ars
OMG!!
I've got people staring at me as I laugh maniacally right about now!
Too much!
Love it!

You aren't the only one... my team just asked me if I was ok...

And congrats, Brandie!

-Ki

Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173081 More actions · Answer 12

Revenant (1/20/2012)
(ref. jcrawf02's post about buying the book)
That's not the way to go about it.
Note to every threadizen: if you have kids, nephews, nieces, or similar, buy corresponding number of copies of Brandie's book. Then tell each kid that you bought this book because it is very difficult to get, but it is for older kids, so they will be allowed to read it after they grow up a bit, and of course they must not tell any of their classmates.
Now that migt start a viral campaign! 🙂

<HUG!>

:w00t:

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.

Kiara SSCarpal Tunnel Points: 4185 More actions · Answer 13

Somewhat off topic... I need to find a contract SSRS resource for at least a couple of months. Can anyone recommend a good place to start looking?

Feel free to PM me.

-Ki

GSquared SSC Guru Points: 260824 More actions · Answer 14

I just delivered a "lunch-and-learn" to the devs where I work. Since we just upgraded to SQL 2008 R2, it was on new T-SQL features they might find useful, plus a few 2005 features they hadn't seen yet. Included Output, Merge, Table-Value Constructors, Date datatype, immediate variable initialization, and a DDL trigger that logs all schema changes.

The company paid for lunch, and I talked and showed them sample code and the results from it. About half an hour. Was fun, and everyone liked it.

Anyone else done that kind of thing? I've done longer presentations in more formal settings before, but this was really a convenient way to quickly cover an intro to a bunch of useful data.

- Gus "GSquared", RSVP, OODA, MAP, NMVP, FAQ, SAT, SQL, DNA, RNA, UOI, IOU, AM, PM, AD, BC, BCE, USA, UN, CF, ROFL, LOL, ETC
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Brandie Tarvin SSC Guru Points: 173081 More actions · Answer 15

We do a lot of lunch-n-learns at my workplace, but all my training has been outside of that. Usually I invite a bunch of peeps to the training room, give them access to the dev dbs and then say "Here's my SQL 101...102 class". They actually write queries in the class based on questions I give them (fake BU requirements). Not only does it give them T-SQL basics, but they learn our particular schema in the process.

They've really liked it.

EDIT: Thank you to everyone for the congrats. I want to sell all my books, but I really really want Latchkeys to succeed so appreciate any support (including word of mouth) I can get.

Brandie Tarvin, MCITP Database AdministratorLiveJournal Blog: http://brandietarvin.livejournal.com/[/url]On LinkedIn!, Google+, and Twitter.Freelance Writer: ShadowrunLatchkeys: Nevermore, Latchkeys: The Bootleg War, and Latchkeys: Roscoes in the Night are now available on Nook and Kindle.