October 5, 2018 at 12:33 pm
ZZartin - Friday, October 5, 2018 11:31 AMIn all fairness you can spend just as long trouble shooting a = instead of a == in languages that allow assignment inside boolean expressions :crazy:
I could, but i'm used to = and ==. It's the -eq that doesn't trigger anything for me.
October 6, 2018 at 11:41 am
Finding the 2019/vNext coming a bit last when it comes to performance, anyone done any comparison?
😎
October 6, 2018 at 3:15 pm
Steve Jones - SSC Editor - Friday, October 5, 2018 12:33 PMZZartin - Friday, October 5, 2018 11:31 AMIn all fairness you can spend just as long trouble shooting a = instead of a == in languages that allow assignment inside boolean expressions :crazy:I could, but i'm used to = and ==. It's the -eq that doesn't trigger anything for me.
Shoot... I've never understood the need for "==". or "eq" and I don't care for either.
--Jeff Moden
Change is inevitable... Change for the better is not.
October 8, 2018 at 1:53 am
Eirikur Eiriksson - Friday, October 5, 2018 11:13 AMThom A - Friday, October 5, 2018 9:51 AMSorry for the "on topic" question, but my Google-fu is failing me, and some of you are (very likely) more informed on such matter than I am. Has anyone seen a list of SQL Server 2019 Breaking Changes as yet? The documentation only cover 2017's (even on the 2019 page: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/sql/database-engine/breaking-changes-to-database-engine-features-in-sql-server-2017?view=sql-server-ver15). Or, perhaps are there none (like SQL Server 2014)? That would be nice, but it also means that still haven't dropped the image and (n)text data types after 15 or so years, and so people are going to continue to (mis)use them.The only thing I've found so far are here
What's new in SQL Server 2019
😎
Thanks Eirikur. I'd read through that one already, and didn't find anything. I'm actually a little surprised that Breaking Changes aren't listed. I suppose I'll get a 2019 instance up and running in a container and see if anything breaks. 😀
Thom~
Excuse my typos and sometimes awful grammar. My fingers work faster than my brain does.
Larnu.uk
October 8, 2018 at 2:53 am
Thom A - Monday, October 8, 2018 1:53 AMThanks Eirikur. I'd read through that one already, and didn't find anything. I'm actually a little surprised that Breaking Changes aren't listed. I suppose I'll get a 2019 instance up and running in a container and see if anything breaks. 😀
Just listed out system objects in 2017 and 2019 here: List-of-object-changes-in-the-vNext
😎
Haven't yet found any details on breaking changes.
October 8, 2018 at 3:20 am
Hey Eirikur, could I pick your brains about something please?
My wife's leading school trip* to Reykjavik at the beginning of February and she hates[/u] being cold. From what we've read it's apparently not as cold as you might think at that time of year and I reckon she's in grave danger of over-compensating a bit lot. There's no beating personal experience though and I'd appreciate it if you could let me know what the weather's actually like and what she can expect while she's there. Will she really need the jumper, two gilets, puffa jacket and waterproof she's planning on. I'm not actually exaggerating that either :rolleyes:
*In my day we went to the zoo!
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537
October 8, 2018 at 3:31 am
Neil
I've been to Iceland at that time of year, and it can be very cold - especially if she plans to stand outside in the middle of the night trying to spot the Northern Lights. Go for layers - thermal underwear to cover the hands and legs are essential, along with warm boots and socks and some thin gloves to go under the warm gloves in case she needs to whip them off to take a photo.
See you at SQL Relay tomorrow?
John
October 8, 2018 at 3:54 am
Went to Iceland earlier in the year, to see the Northern Lights and it was spectacular. However, you may well spend a lot of time just standing outside and waiting and it is very cold.
As John said - layers, because the coach will be warm and you could be in there for a while (our second trip drove along most of the west coast, which took a while).
Decent footwear, capable of dealing with the cold and gripping on icy ground. The pavements aren't cleared particularly well, away from the very city centre.
We took a tour that gave you a second trip free, if you saw nothing. The first night was tedious, as it was a lot of standing around in dark parks, waiting for very little to happen. The second night it was spectacular and like all of the movie impressions of active northern lights that you ever see. The second night also had a guide who also worked as a photographer, so gave wonderful advice on camera setting, enabling us to catch some amazing pictures.
October 8, 2018 at 4:23 am
It will be really cold in Iceland in February.
October 8, 2018 at 5:35 am
Beatrix Kiddo - Monday, October 8, 2018 4:23 AMIt will be really cold in Iceland in February.
Isn't it supposed to be frigid in Greenland and kinda nice in Iceland? You know, the opposite of what the countries are named?
October 8, 2018 at 5:37 am
I was cold in Iceland in July, so...
October 8, 2018 at 6:30 am
BrainDonor - Monday, October 8, 2018 3:54 AMWent to Iceland earlier in the year, to see the Northern Lights and it was spectacular. However, you may well spend a lot of time just standing outside and waiting and it is very cold.
As John said - layers, because the coach will be warm and you could be in there for a while (our second trip drove along most of the west coast, which took a while).
Decent footwear, capable of dealing with the cold and gripping on icy ground. The pavements aren't cleared particularly well, away from the very city centre.
We took a tour that gave you a second trip free, if you saw nothing. The first night was tedious, as it was a lot of standing around in dark parks, waiting for very little to happen. The second night it was spectacular and like all of the movie impressions of active northern lights that you ever see. The second night also had a guide who also worked as a photographer, so gave wonderful advice on camera setting, enabling us to catch some amazing pictures.
I think the layer approach is the one she's going to go with. The question is just how thick those layers are actually going to be! She's got the world's supply of cold-weather stuff and decent boots but it's for the cold weather you get in the North of England which is rarely truly extreme. She's wondering whether she needs anything particularly specialised but I'm tending to think not.
There's no trip specifically to see the Northern Lights on the itinerary, I think it's the Golden Circle\Blue Lagoon one day, some lava caving another and a day free in Reykjavik. I suspect having to marshal 50 11-16 year-olds on a night excursion then deal with the tired and grumpy results of the same the day after was thought not to be a great idea. It's having to wrangle the teenagers that stops me being completely consumed by jealousy about my wife getting a free trip to Iceland that's she's being paid to go on....
John - I'll certainly see you tomorrow.
How to post a question to get the most help http://www.sqlservercentral.com/articles/Best+Practices/61537
October 8, 2018 at 6:38 am
Neil Burton - Monday, October 8, 2018 3:20 AMHey Eirikur, could I pick your brains about something please?My wife's leading school trip* to Reykjavik at the beginning of February and she hates[/u] being cold. From what we've read it's apparently not as cold as you might think at that time of year and I reckon she's in grave danger of over-compensating a
bitlot. There's no beating personal experience though and I'd appreciate it if you could let me know what the weather's actually like and what she can expect while she's there. Will she really need the jumper, two gilets, puffa jacket and waterproof she's planning on. I'm not actually exaggerating that either :rolleyes:*In my day we went to the zoo!
While not specifically Reykjavik, I've lived in Norway for a year about 4 years ago. I'm from the south here in the states and very much used to very hot summers and often times somewhat cold winters. When my wife and I moved to Oslo, Norway she feared the cold too. But, I have been there many times prior and as I tried to explain to her, the cold feels very different. I guess it would be a dryer cold? While it's colder in Oslo than here in the south, the lower temps feel warmer than what they may feel in our state. It's much more bearable and when she got there, she was surprised how much she actually liked the feel.
We got so used to the coldness that when the temps raised to around like 40F or something. We actually got into tshirts and almost into shorts. It felt so warm after battling such a brutal winter that year with tons of snow.
October 8, 2018 at 7:32 am
Neil Burton - Monday, October 8, 2018 3:20 AMHey Eirikur, could I pick your brains about something please?My wife's leading school trip* to Reykjavik at the beginning of February and she hates[/u] being cold. From what we've read it's apparently not as cold as you might think at that time of year and I reckon she's in grave danger of over-compensating a
bitlot. There's no beating personal experience though and I'd appreciate it if you could let me know what the weather's actually like and what she can expect while she's there. Will she really need the jumper, two gilets, puffa jacket and waterproof she's planning on. I'm not actually exaggerating that either :rolleyes:*In my day we went to the zoo!
On top of the good advice already provided:
One can expect any kind of weather in February, as one can almost any time of the year. My advice is to have a proper waterproof outfit and a cold weather thick coat outfit. Don't do too many layers, it's either cold/windy/wet/crisp outside or warm/warmer/sweaty inside. Do ware either silk or wool underwear which holds more moisture before feeling moist than either cotton or satin. There are waterproof overalls normally associated with snowmobiles, which are perfect for most conditions, although a bit bulky, one of those can replace both the waterproof and the cold outfits. For footwear, do not use Wellingtons, use insulated hiking boots or something better. A hat or thermal hood, gloves, pure wool socks and a balaclava are a must, a thermos with a hot drink such as cacao can also make a big difference. February is a proper winter month in Iceland, used to be one of the busier times when I was doing sea and mountain rescue back in the old days. Remember that the rain and sleet in Iceland is never vertical, it’s always horizontal, which means staying dry is a challenge but can easily make all the difference, even between survival and not.
😎
Local weather office:
https://en.vedur.is/
Historic weather information:
https://en.vedur.is/about-imo/news/the-weather-in-iceland-in-2017
Local emergency number: 112
What to do if you get lost:
Stay put!
Viewing 15 posts - 62,431 through 62,445 (of 66,712 total)
You must be logged in to reply to this topic. Login to reply