Are the posted questions getting worse?

  • Lynn Pettis (5/26/2009)


    OMG, you really have to be kidding here...

    As a complete and totally unrelated aside: -

    There's a character called Trigger in the BBC comedy Only Fools 'n' Horses http://www.bbc.co.uk/comedy/onlyfools/uncovered/trigger.shtml

    Why 'Trigger' - I always thought it was because he was sooo intellectually quick witted.

  • Well, Trigger is something I am always vary off... I have seen people write whole business logic on triggers on a high transaction DBs and mess up the performance.... Maybe we should all be vary of people with the name Trigger... :hehe:

    -Roy

  • Paul White (5/27/2009)


    Right then.

    Given the wealth of knowledge and talent around these parts, who's up for writing the perfect collaborative-effort book on indexing?

    We could all get fabulously rich!!! :w00t:

    Paul

    How would we go about starting this particular project? I think it would be a great idea. 😉

  • Paul White (5/27/2009)


    Right then.

    Given the wealth of knowledge and talent around these parts, who's up for writing the perfect collaborative-effort book on indexing?

    We could all get fabulously rich!!! :w00t:

    Paul

    You guys write a book on indexing and performance tuning, You have the first customer to buy it... Thats me. I know little about indexing and performance tuning. Not much. So I would love to learn more on it.

    -Roy

  • Roy Ernest (5/27/2009)


    Paul White (5/27/2009)


    Right then.

    Given the wealth of knowledge and talent around these parts, who's up for writing the perfect collaborative-effort book on indexing?

    We could all get fabulously rich!!! :w00t:

    Paul

    You guys write a book on indexing and performance tuning, You have the first customer to buy it... Thats me. I know little about indexing and performance tuning. Not much. So I would love to learn more on it.

    Roy have you forgot about the books from Grant Fritchey - "SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled" and "Dissecting SQL Server Execution Plans"

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  • Doc (5/27/2009)


    Roy have you forgot about the books from Grant Fritchey - "SQL Server 2008 Query Performance Tuning Distilled" and "Dissecting SQL Server Execution Plans"

    Gail was still right. There is not a single source for detailed information about indexes and indexing. Certainly that kind of serious detail won't be found in my books.

    But hey, if all of you want to buy a copy (or seven) of the books, please, feel free.

    "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
    - Theodore Roosevelt

    Author of:
    SQL Server Execution Plans
    SQL Server Query Performance Tuning

  • Grant Fritchey (5/27/2009)


    Gail was still right. There is not a single source for detailed information about indexes and indexing. Certainly that kind of serious detail won't be found in my books.

    And the problem is I doubt most publishers would want to touch something like that. It's a very specialised topic and not too many people (relatively) would want a book on nothing but indexing. More likely would buy something like your perf book, that has a bit on indexing (enough for most cases) and lots of other stuff.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • Hey Grant, I did not know that you brew your own beer... :w00t:

    I was planning to write another article (Another miserable try 🙂 ) but that will have to wait. I want to read the "Dissecting SQL Server Execution Plans" first. 🙂

    -Roy

  • GilaMonster (5/27/2009)


    And the problem is I doubt most publishers would want to touch something like that. It's a very specialised topic and not too many people (relatively) would want a book on nothing but indexing. More likely would buy something like your perf book, that has a bit on indexing (enough for most cases) and lots of other stuff.

    Actually, I do know of a publisher that tackles those specialized little books. They've put out one on Profiler and one on execution plans. I suspect they might be interested in doing one on indexes, especially if the right names were attached.

    HOWEVER, I'm not volunteering for this (right now anyway). I promised the family, no book projects until after the summer. Apparently I get cranky while I'm working on a book.

    "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
    - Theodore Roosevelt

    Author of:
    SQL Server Execution Plans
    SQL Server Query Performance Tuning

  • There's a response in this thread that maybe we should use more often.

    😎



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  • Grant Fritchey (5/27/2009)


    Actually, I do know of a publisher that tackles those specialized little books. They've put out one on Profiler and one on execution plans. I suspect they might be interested in doing one on indexes, especially if the right names were attached.

    Oh, them. Hmmm

    HOWEVER, I'm not volunteering for this (right now anyway). I promised the family, no book projects until after the summer. Apparently I get cranky while I'm working on a book.

    I wouldn't mind giving it a shot, however it's ramping up to the busy time of the year, TechEd in Aug and PASS in Nov, and usually work picks up massively just after TechEd. Plus there's a 'project' I'm involved in that's going to suck up a fair bit of July.

    Gail Shaw
    Microsoft Certified Master: SQL Server, MVP, M.Sc (Comp Sci)
    SQL In The Wild: Discussions on DB performance with occasional diversions into recoverability

    We walk in the dark places no others will enter
    We stand on the bridge and no one may pass
  • Alvin Ramard (5/27/2009)


    There's a response in this thread that maybe we should use more often.

    😎

    I have seen this being used by GSquared quite often if I am not mistaken.. 🙂

    -Roy

  • Alvin Ramard (5/27/2009)


    There's a response in this thread that maybe we should use more often.

    😎

    Are you talking about the "let Me Google That For You" link? Been there, do that sometimes. 😉

    It's fun!

  • GilaMonster (5/27/2009)


    Grant Fritchey (5/27/2009)


    Actually, I do know of a publisher that tackles those specialized little books. They've put out one on Profiler and one on execution plans. I suspect they might be interested in doing one on indexes, especially if the right names were attached.

    Oh, them. Hmmm

    HOWEVER, I'm not volunteering for this (right now anyway). I promised the family, no book projects until after the summer. Apparently I get cranky while I'm working on a book.

    I wouldn't mind giving it a shot, however it's ramping up to the busy time of the year, TechEd in Aug and PASS in Nov, and usually work picks up massively just after TechEd. Plus there's a 'project' I'm involved in that's going to suck up a fair bit of July.

    I've never written a book. What would be the process of doing a group project like this? I wouldn't mind assisting in some way to make it happen, just don't know where to start.

  • GilaMonster (5/27/2009)


    I wouldn't mind giving it a shot, however it's ramping up to the busy time of the year, TechEd in Aug and PASS in Nov, and usually work picks up massively just after TechEd. Plus there's a 'project' I'm involved in that's going to suck up a fair bit of July.

    Assuming someone else doesn't take it on (Gus, Paul, Jeff), after November I might consider trying to help a bit. I'm not sure I've got the level of knowledge required, but I'm crazy enough to try anyway.

    "The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood"
    - Theodore Roosevelt

    Author of:
    SQL Server Execution Plans
    SQL Server Query Performance Tuning

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