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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 1

Jack Corbett (12/14/2015)
rodjkidd (12/13/2015)
Hey Grant,
I have a ticket for Marillion in Boston Friday Nov 4th. 🙂
It's a early show - doors at 6.
I then have one for New York the week after. Tuesday 8th.
Not sure if I will try for a 3rd in between Summit and the those.
They might add extra dates in those cities, they are doing two back to back in Chicago when Summit is on - they normally do two completely different nights then...
But plan at the moment is;
Maybe fly out early enough for Portland, then Summit, go to Boston the following Monday, 4-5 days in Boston, Saturday or Sunday to New York, 4-5 days in New York, fly back end of the week, maybe the Saturday.
So hopefully we can meet up in Boston! Yay
Cheers,
Rodders...
I'm offended now. I think I'm almost as close to Boston as Grant and you don't want to meet up with me? 😛

Rodders overlooked you.

Get it. It's a joke. :w00t:

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 2

Any of you see the Advent of Code?

http://adventofcode.com/

I've been solving them in Python and PoSh, practicing some code. Thought some of you might have fun doing this in T-SQL as well.

rodjkidd SSCoach Points: 15916 More actions · Answer 3

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/14/2015)
Jack Corbett (12/14/2015)
rodjkidd (12/13/2015)
Hey Grant,
I have a ticket for Marillion in Boston Friday Nov 4th. 🙂
It's a early show - doors at 6.
I then have one for New York the week after. Tuesday 8th.
Not sure if I will try for a 3rd in between Summit and the those.
They might add extra dates in those cities, they are doing two back to back in Chicago when Summit is on - they normally do two completely different nights then...
But plan at the moment is;
Maybe fly out early enough for Portland, then Summit, go to Boston the following Monday, 4-5 days in Boston, Saturday or Sunday to New York, 4-5 days in New York, fly back end of the week, maybe the Saturday.
So hopefully we can meet up in Boston! Yay
Cheers,
Rodders...
I'm offended now. I think I'm almost as close to Boston as Grant and you don't want to meet up with me? 😛
Rodders overlooked you.
Get it. It's a joke. :w00t:

You're a bad man Mr. Jones! 😛

And before you ask, doesn't look as though I will be anywhere near Denver next year 😉

Rodders...

Thomas Rushton SSC-Insane Points: 22649 More actions · Answer 4

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/14/2015)
Any of you see the Advent of Code?
http://adventofcode.com/
I've been solving them in Python and PoSh, practicing some code. Thought some of you might have fun doing this in T-SQL as well.

Yes, I've been using these as a learning exercise for PoSh. THe thought of running some of these in T-SQL, though...! Particularly that MD5 one. My PoSh version had been running for an hour or more by the time I went to bed leaving it running last night...

Thomas Rushton
blog: https://thelonedba.wordpress.com

Thomas Rushton SSC-Insane Points: 22649 More actions · Answer 5

ThomasRushton (12/15/2015)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/14/2015)
Any of you see the Advent of Code?
http://adventofcode.com/
I've been solving them in Python and PoSh, practicing some code. Thought some of you might have fun doing this in T-SQL as well.
Yes, I've been using these as a learning exercise for PoSh. THe thought of running some of these in T-SQL, though...! Particularly that MD5 one. My PoSh version had been running for an hour or more by the time I went to bed leaving it running last night...

Hah. Found the bug in my code for that one. Moving on - day 5, here I come!

Thomas Rushton
blog: https://thelonedba.wordpress.com

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 6

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/14/2015)
Rodders overlooked you.
Get it. It's a joke. :w00t:

2 things:

1. That joke fell short 😀

2. I'm not sure Rodders is tall enough to overlook me.;-)

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Eirikur Eiriksson SSC Guru Points: 182912 More actions · Answer 7

Jack Corbett (12/15/2015)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/14/2015)
Rodders overlooked you.
Get it. It's a joke. :w00t:
2 things:
1. That joke fell short 😀
2. I'm not sure Rodders is tall enough to overlook me.;-)

Be proud, short, concise and straight to the point;-)

😎

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 8

ThomasRushton (12/15/2015)
ThomasRushton (12/15/2015)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/14/2015)
Any of you see the Advent of Code?
http://adventofcode.com/
I've been solving them in Python and PoSh, practicing some code. Thought some of you might have fun doing this in T-SQL as well.
Yes, I've been using these as a learning exercise for PoSh. THe thought of running some of these in T-SQL, though...! Particularly that MD5 one. My PoSh version had been running for an hour or more by the time I went to bed leaving it running last night...
Hah. Found the bug in my code for that one. Moving on - day 5, here I come!

Day 5 is annoying. Got 1, working on 2 tonight.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 9

Redgate made some videos of SQL in the City. Noticed Rodney taking pictures in this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aELQb1Trnz4

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004356 More actions · Answer 10

@steve-2,

According to your blog, you might show up in Cleveland SQLSaturday for 2016. Any way of knowing for sure?

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 11

Jeff Moden (12/15/2015)
@Steve,
According to your blog, you might show up in Cleveland SQLSaturday for 2016. Any way of knowing for sure?

No, Cleveland is out. I've got a commitment with my daughter, and that wins.

I'm also striving to really limit travel. The updated schedule is here: https://voiceofthedba.wordpress.com/speaking-schedule/

I'm probably not looking to add anything in Jan/Feb, prob nothing in Mar. Apr and beyond is up in the air.

I would like to get to Detroit if there's another event.

Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004356 More actions · Answer 12

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/15/2015)
Jeff Moden (12/15/2015)
@Steve,
According to your blog, you might show up in Cleveland SQLSaturday for 2016. Any way of knowing for sure?
No, Cleveland is out. I've got a commitment with my daughter, and that wins.
I'm also striving to really limit travel. The updated schedule is here: https://voiceofthedba.wordpress.com/speaking-schedule/
I'm probably not looking to add anything in Jan/Feb, prob nothing in Mar. Apr and beyond is up in the air.
I would like to get to Detroit if there's another event.

Family always comes first but that's a bugger. Was looking forward to seeing you again, ol' friend.

--Jeff Moden

RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.

Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.

Helpful Links:
How to post code problems
How to Post Performance Problems
Create a Tally Function (fnTally)

WayneS SSC Guru Points: 95460 More actions · Answer 13

Jeff Moden (12/16/2015)
Steve Jones - SSC Editor (12/15/2015)
Jeff Moden (12/15/2015)
@Steve,
According to your blog, you might show up in Cleveland SQLSaturday for 2016. Any way of knowing for sure?
No, Cleveland is out. I've got a commitment with my daughter, and that wins.
I'm also striving to really limit travel. The updated schedule is here: https://voiceofthedba.wordpress.com/speaking-schedule/
I'm probably not looking to add anything in Jan/Feb, prob nothing in Mar. Apr and beyond is up in the air.
I would like to get to Detroit if there's another event.
Family always comes first but that's a bugger. Was looking forward to seeing you again, ol' friend.

How many Threadizens will be in Cleveland? Sounds like Jeff for sure. I'll be there also.

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!

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736255 More actions · Answer 14

Jeff Moden (12/16/2015)
Family always comes first but that's a bugger. Was looking forward to seeing you again, ol' friend.

Ditto. Was hoping to get there, but scheduling didn't work. I do keep an eye out for things in that area that I can come and attend. If nothing else, I'm working on my northern geography 😉

Jacob Wilkins One Orange Chip Points: 27976 More actions · Answer 15

I was just going to pick one of Nashville/Chicago/Cleveland, since they're the closest to me. Probably going to end up with Chicago, since travel's easiest to arrange for it.