Are the posted questions getting worse?
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Chad Crawford (11/14/2013)
SQLRNNR (11/14/2013)
Greg Edwards-268690 (11/14/2013)
Show me the person who is a master of all things SQL Server.They are as rare as seeing a unicorn!
SQL Server covers such a broad range of products, I would hope they were more on an exploratory mission to see what you had been exposed to, as well as a feel for your capacity to pick up and fill in some blanks as needed.
Any company large enough to need everything from clustering to SSAS is likely staffed with more than one person. Jack of all Trades, Master of None? I'd rather have a master of 1 or 2 trades that could work with the carpenters, plumbers, and electricians when some in the house needs fixing.
I have seen a handful of unicorns
Those must have been awful small unicorns to fit in someone's hand.
They are from the "My Little Pony" collection.
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Sean Lange (11/14/2013)
Chad Crawford (11/14/2013)
SQLRNNR (11/14/2013)
Greg Edwards-268690 (11/14/2013)
Show me the person who is a master of all things SQL Server.They are as rare as seeing a unicorn!
SQL Server covers such a broad range of products, I would hope they were more on an exploratory mission to see what you had been exposed to, as well as a feel for your capacity to pick up and fill in some blanks as needed.
Any company large enough to need everything from clustering to SSAS is likely staffed with more than one person. Jack of all Trades, Master of None? I'd rather have a master of 1 or 2 trades that could work with the carpenters, plumbers, and electricians when some in the house needs fixing.
I have seen a handful of unicorns
Those must have been awful small unicorns to fit in someone's hand.
They are from the "My Little Pony" collection.
Yeah, but if you get a hold of the little pony named Jack, that horn is likely to draw blood sooner or later. This reminds me of another thread I saw within the last few weeks about people who rate themselves as a 10 out of 10 in everything.
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/14/2013)
Greg Edwards-268690 (11/14/2013)
Show me the person who is a master of all things SQL Server.They are as rare as seeing a unicorn!
No such thing, for either. On the MVP list I'm amazed at the questions from people I think are pretty smart sometimes when they get out of their area of expertise. Sometimes they're what I'd consider 201, if not 101, questions.
Some of the MCMs, and well known "experts" in SQL Server freely admit when they're out of their league and don't know something about SQL Server.
I wasn't going to mention the questions on the MVP "list" but that's precisely right. None of those people are stupid when it comes to SQL Server but even they (we) have some questions where the answers seem really obvious to some while others have no clue for the very reason you mention. SQL Server is just too big for any one person to know even for the incredible heavy hitters that frequent that particular MVP-only email "site"..
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RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
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Jeff Moden (11/14/2013)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (11/14/2013)
Greg Edwards-268690 (11/14/2013)
Show me the person who is a master of all things SQL Server.They are as rare as seeing a unicorn!
No such thing, for either. On the MVP list I'm amazed at the questions from people I think are pretty smart sometimes when they get out of their area of expertise. Sometimes they're what I'd consider 201, if not 101, questions.
Some of the MCMs, and well known "experts" in SQL Server freely admit when they're out of their league and don't know something about SQL Server.
I wasn't going to mention the questions on the MVP "list" but that's precisely right. None of those people are stupid when it comes to SQL Server but even they (we) have some questions where the answers seem really obvious to some while others have no clue for the very reason you mention. SQL Server is just too big for any one person to know even for the incredible heavy hitters that frequent that particular MVP-only email "site"..
Hey, stop talking about the questions I ask on the MVP list 😀
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Greg Edwards-268690 (11/14/2013)
Show me the person who is a master of all things SQL Server.They are as rare as seeing a unicorn...
They call this the Asian Unicorn.
There now. We've all seen one.
My mantra: No loops! No CURSORs! No RBAR! Hoo-uh![/I]My thought question: Have you ever been told that your query runs too fast?
My advice:
INDEXing a poor-performing query is like putting sugar on cat food. Yeah, it probably tastes better but are you sure you want to eat it?
The path of least resistance can be a slippery slope. Take care that fixing your fixes of fixes doesn't snowball and end up costing you more than fixing the root cause would have in the first place.Need to UNPIVOT? Why not CROSS APPLY VALUES instead?[/url]
Since random numbers are too important to be left to chance, let's generate some![/url]
Learn to understand recursive CTEs by example.[/url]
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dwain.c (11/14/2013)
Greg Edwards-268690 (11/14/2013)
Show me the person who is a master of all things SQL Server.They are as rare as seeing a unicorn...
They call this the Asian Unicorn.
....
There now. We've all seen one.
But it has two horns. It's a Bicorn, not a Unicorn.
This is a real Indian Unicorn (Rhinoceros Unicornis):
Tom
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L' Eomot Inversé (11/14/2013)
dwain.c (11/14/2013)
Greg Edwards-268690 (11/14/2013)
Show me the person who is a master of all things SQL Server.They are as rare as seeing a unicorn...
They call this the Asian Unicorn.
....
There now. We've all seen one.
But it has two horns. It's a Bicorn, not a Unicorn.
This is a real Indian Unicorn (Rhinoceros Unicornis):
Tom, with all respect that I have for you, you or the guy who classified this animal got this one wrong:
- the horn is not spiraling
- hooves are not cloven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorn
And I would not empower, to use the contemporary politically correct language, any maiden to tame the beast.
😉
However, whatever our differences may be regarding unicorns, when we find ourselves within the same or close postal code, I am still buying.
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Revenant (11/14/2013)
L' Eomot Inversé (11/14/2013)
dwain.c (11/14/2013)
Greg Edwards-268690 (11/14/2013)
Show me the person who is a master of all things SQL Server.They are as rare as seeing a unicorn...
They call this the Asian Unicorn.
....
There now. We've all seen one.
But it has two horns. It's a Bicorn, not a Unicorn.
This is a real Indian Unicorn (Rhinoceros Unicornis):
Tom, with all respect that I have for you, you or the guy who classified this animal got this one wrong:
- the horn is not spiraling
- hooves are not cloven
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Unicorn
And I would not empower, to use the contemporary politically correct language, any maiden to tame the beast.
😉
However, whatever our differences may be regarding unicorns, when we find ourselves within the same or close postal code, I am still buying.
And it's not white with a fluffy tail. In case anyone's wondering, I have a daughter who used to like Unicorns and princesses.
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dwain.c (11/14/2013)
Greg Edwards-268690 (11/14/2013)
Show me the person who is a master of all things SQL Server.They are as rare as seeing a unicorn...
They call this the Asian Unicorn.
There now. We've all seen one.
I guess if someone drinks heavily enough, all unicorns have two horns.
Or do the 2 meld into 1?
I'm more confused than normal now. Good thing it's Friday.
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Lynn Pettis (11/13/2013)
... I will also look in Denver, but I won't commute. If I get a job up there I'll get a small apartment and come down on weekends. ...My older son is living in Denver now, so maybe I'll get a chance to see you someday. 🙂
[font="Times New Roman"]-- RBarryYoung[/font], [font="Times New Roman"] (302)375-0451[/font] blog: MovingSQL.com, Twitter: @RBarryYoung[font="Arial Black"]
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RBarryYoung (11/15/2013)
Lynn Pettis (11/13/2013)
... I will also look in Denver, but I won't commute. If I get a job up there I'll get a small apartment and come down on weekends. ...My older son is living in Denver now, so maybe I'll get a chance to see you someday. 🙂
It's a Barry sighting!
Hope you are doing well!
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RBarryYoung (11/15/2013)
Lynn Pettis (11/13/2013)
... I will also look in Denver, but I won't commute. If I get a job up there I'll get a small apartment and come down on weekends. ...My older son is living in Denver now, so maybe I'll get a chance to see you someday. 🙂
That may depend where I land on my feet. At the moment I have no job to come home to when I leave Afghanistan. Darn right-sizing. 🙂
Yes, I bear no ill will to ISS.
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Greg Edwards-268690 (11/15/2013)
RBarryYoung (11/15/2013)
Lynn Pettis (11/13/2013)
... I will also look in Denver, but I won't commute. If I get a job up there I'll get a small apartment and come down on weekends. ...My older son is living in Denver now, so maybe I'll get a chance to see you someday. 🙂
It's a Barry sighting!
Hope you are doing well!
Yep, rarer than a Unicorn sighting. Also, I look a little bit like that one from India that Tom showed us.
😀
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RBarryYoung (11/15/2013)
Lynn Pettis (11/13/2013)
... I will also look in Denver, but I won't commute. If I get a job up there I'll get a small apartment and come down on weekends. ...My older son is living in Denver now, so maybe I'll get a chance to see you someday. 🙂
Barry, where have you been?
Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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SQLRNNR (11/15/2013)
Barry, where have you been?Mostly just working. I answer questions over at StackOverflow sometimes, but that's about it.
[font="Times New Roman"]-- RBarryYoung[/font], [font="Times New Roman"] (302)375-0451[/font] blog: MovingSQL.com, Twitter: @RBarryYoung[font="Arial Black"]
Proactive Performance Solutions, Inc. [/font][font="Verdana"] "Performance is our middle name."[/font]
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