Are the posted questions getting worse?

  • BL0B_EATER (2/4/2016)


    ChrisM@Work (2/4/2016)


    Luis Cazares (2/3/2016)


    This got me by surprise. I'm not searching for jobs, but it got my attention because it was totally unexpected (but possibly logical).

    https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/99695736

    Stuart's BS guru would be a perfect fit for this BS job πŸ˜‰

    Well that's a first for me - having TLOGS in the desirable skill section. Sounds great!

    Can I apply for it on their behalf??

    -------------------------------Posting Data Etiquette - Jeff Moden [/url]Smart way to ask a question
    There are naive questions, tedious questions, ill-phrased questions, questions put after inadequate self-criticism. But every question is a cry to understand (the world). There is no such thing as a dumb question. ― Carl Sagan
    I would never join a club that would allow me as a member - Groucho Marx

  • Jo Pattyn (2/3/2016)


    I guess its Azure now.

    Thanks for your input Brandie, got a possible workaround.

    Glad I helped, even though I'm not sure what brilliant thing I'm sure I said. πŸ˜€

    I guess that just proves overuse of DBCC TIMEWARP causes temporal paradoxes in the technical assistance domain. @=)

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  • Stuart Davies (2/4/2016)


    BL0B_EATER (2/4/2016)


    ChrisM@Work (2/4/2016)


    Luis Cazares (2/3/2016)


    This got me by surprise. I'm not searching for jobs, but it got my attention because it was totally unexpected (but possibly logical).

    https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/99695736

    Stuart's BS guru would be a perfect fit for this BS job πŸ˜‰

    Well that's a first for me - having TLOGS in the desirable skill section. Sounds great!

    Can I apply for it on their behalf??

    Wow. That's a long list of skills they want.

    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.

  • Brandie Tarvin (2/4/2016)


    Stuart Davies (2/4/2016)


    BL0B_EATER (2/4/2016)


    ChrisM@Work (2/4/2016)


    Luis Cazares (2/3/2016)


    This got me by surprise. I'm not searching for jobs, but it got my attention because it was totally unexpected (but possibly logical).

    https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/99695736

    Stuart's BS guru would be a perfect fit for this BS job πŸ˜‰

    Well that's a first for me - having TLOGS in the desirable skill section. Sounds great!

    Can I apply for it on their behalf??

    Wow. That's a long list of skills they want.

    They aren't sure if they want Oracle or SQL Server either. It's more like a candidate cv acquisition job than a real job.

    β€œWrite the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw

    For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
    Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
    Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

  • Stuart Davies (2/4/2016)


    BL0B_EATER (2/4/2016)


    ChrisM@Work (2/4/2016)


    Luis Cazares (2/3/2016)


    This got me by surprise. I'm not searching for jobs, but it got my attention because it was totally unexpected (but possibly logical).

    https://www.linkedin.com/jobs2/view/99695736

    Stuart's BS guru would be a perfect fit for this BS job πŸ˜‰

    Well that's a first for me - having TLOGS in the desirable skill section. Sounds great!

    Can I apply for it on their behalf??

    Why not? An imaginative use of a human resource to match an imaginative list of the human's capabilities πŸ˜‰

    β€œWrite the query the simplest way. If through testing it becomes clear that the performance is inadequate, consider alternative query forms.” - Gail Shaw

    For fast, accurate and documented assistance in answering your questions, please read this article.
    Understanding and using APPLY, (I) and (II) Paul White
    Hidden RBAR: Triangular Joins / The "Numbers" or "Tally" Table: What it is and how it replaces a loop Jeff Moden

  • So we were talking about Safe Harbor and data laws the other day, yes?

    And now Slate.com has this article about a new data transfer agreement.

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  • Brandie Tarvin (2/4/2016)


    So we were talking about Safe Harbor and data laws the other day, yes?

    And now Slate.com has this article about a new data transfer agreement.

    Oh goody - another one.

  • For fun (screenshot from a RedGate presentation)

    😎

  • Eirikur Eiriksson (2/4/2016)


    For fun (screenshot from a RedGate presentation)

    😎

    Why do you think I'm working on that database?

    Ha!

    I'm pretty sure that's one of Steve's presentations.

    "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 (2/4/2016)


    Why do you think I'm working on that database?

    Ha!

    I'm pretty sure that's one of Steve's presentations.

    Simply because this is not the BlogsDotRedgate_Dev_Steve database which is on the same server.:-D

    😎

  • Noooooooo Grant! This is like Yoda turning to the dark side.

  • In the past I worked with a couple developers (SQL and Oracle) who used Select * quite often. At every code review I would point out all of the Select *'s and ask the developers to replace with column names... the pushback was unbelievable - "it takes too long to type the column names"... and their manager backed them, argh.

    I believe these developers went to the Dark Side many years ago and fail to see the goodness of the light side.

  • Grumpy DBA (2/4/2016)


    In the past I worked with a couple developers (SQL and Oracle) who used Select * quite often. At every code review I would point out all of the Select *'s and ask the developers to replace with column names... the pushback was unbelievable - "it takes too long to type the column names"... and their manager backed them, argh.

    I believe these developers went to the Dark Side many years ago and fail to see the goodness of the light side.

    Clearly they needed a SQL Prompt license.

    "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 (2/4/2016)


    Grumpy DBA (2/4/2016)


    In the past I worked with a couple developers (SQL and Oracle) who used Select * quite often. At every code review I would point out all of the Select *'s and ask the developers to replace with column names... the pushback was unbelievable - "it takes too long to type the column names"... and their manager backed them, argh.

    I believe these developers went to the Dark Side many years ago and fail to see the goodness of the light side.

    Clearly they needed a SQL Prompt license.

    Or a quick refresher on how to click and drag from Object Explorer.

    The absence of evidence is not evidence of absence.
    Martin Rees

    You can lead a horse to water, but a pencil must be lead.
    Stan Laurel

  • Just found an interesting article on ethics in data science. What do you think?

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