Are the posted questions getting worse?

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Are the posted questions getting worse?

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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 1

Chris Morris-439714 (3/2/2010)
Not really. It's this one which got me thinking about it, because the data looks very familiar and also because the OP doesn't appear to know what he/she's doing and more importantly why. There was loads of scope for improvement but she/he declared that a solution had been found and scarpered.

That is most certainly irritating.

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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 2

CirquedeSQLeil (3/2/2010)
Chris Morris-439714 (3/2/2010)
Not really. It's this one which got me thinking about it, because the data looks very familiar and also because the OP doesn't appear to know what he/she's doing and more importantly why. There was loads of scope for improvement but she/he declared that a solution had been found and scarpered.
That is most certainly irritating.

I scanned the thread, then looked at the final 'Solution' query. It looks ok at the top...but the final query....ouch!

I reproduce it here so its beauty is preserved in more than one place:

--Query

Declare @CanID int

set @CanID=1

Declare @Exp decimal

Set @Exp=(Select Exp from @Candidate where ID=@CanID)

Declare @Location nvarchar(200)

set @Location=(Select Location from @Candidate where ID=@CanID)

DECLARE @SimilarCandidate table(

id INT IDENTITY(1,1),CandidateID INT,SimilarID INT,SlNumber INT )

insert into @SimilarCandidate

Select Distinct @CanID as CandidateID, ABX.ID as SimilarID,row_number() over (ORDER BY @@identity ) from (

Select top 500 CandidateID as ID,'0' as Exp,Status from @CandidateUsedForProject where ProjectId in (Select a.ProjectId from @CandidateUsedForProject as a where a.CandidateID=@CanID) and Status>=2 order by Status desc

UNION ALL

Select ID,Exp,0 as Status From @Candidate where Exp between @Exp-1 and @Exp+1 and Location=@Location

and ID in ( Select CandidateID from @CandidateFunctionIds where FunCtionID in (select a.FunctionID from @CandidateFunctionIds as a where a.CandidateID=@CanID))

) as ABX where ABX.ID <> @CanID

select * from @SimilarCandidate

Paul

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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 3

CirquedeSQLeil (3/2/2010)
NFL Football team

And I would (genuinely) guess at Chicago. But why ask about the Bears?

It's a meme isn't it. I was never any good at memes.

Paul White
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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736280 More actions · Answer 4

The Bears are kind of a football team. With Cutlet at QB, they're not a great imitation of one :w00t:

Luke L SSC-Dedicated Points: 35547 More actions · Answer 5

Paul White (3/2/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (3/2/2010)
NFL Football team
And I would (genuinely) guess at Chicago. But why ask about the Bears?
It's a meme isn't it. I was never any good at memes.

'twas a saturday night live skit a while back... Google SNL and da bears...

but yes, meme....

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Luke L SSC-Dedicated Points: 35547 More actions · Answer 6

Steve Jones - Editor (3/2/2010)
The Bears are kind of a football team. With Cutlet at QB, they're not a great imitation of one :w00t:

True, but they are also a fantastic AHL Hockey team...

They're having unheard of success this season. set a number of franchise records this season longest home winning streak, longest winning streak etc. Plus they are coming off their 10th league championship from last year and looking strong for their 11th...

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Paul White SSC Guru Points: 150467 More actions · Answer 7

QB = QuarterBack! Easy 😉

Off to Google Saturday Night Live Da Bears. Hoping for a YouTube link.

Heh. "Did you guys order the Nachos or the beers?"

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Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736280 More actions · Answer 8

Well this was interesting. Had someone ask for their account to be closed here since the questions haven't been good the last month and the quality of the discussions has gone down.

Hope that's not a trend.

ChrisM@Work SSC Guru Points: 186127 More actions · Answer 9

Hide the beer quick lads...HR's doing the rounds

^{“Write 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
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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 10

Steve Jones - Editor (3/2/2010)
The Bears are kind of a football team. With Cutlet at QB, they're not a great imitation of one :w00t:

Yeah - thanks for offloading that less than prime choice of rump roast to us.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
_______________________________________________
I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
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SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 11

Steve Jones - Editor (3/2/2010)
Well this was interesting. Had someone ask for their account to be closed here since the questions haven't been good the last month and the quality of the discussions has gone down.
Hope that's not a trend.

I would dispute the questions not being good. Some were extremely good. I think there has also been good quality discussion.

Doubtful that it will be a trend.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 12

Steve Jones - Editor (3/2/2010)
Well this was interesting. Had someone ask for their account to be closed here since the questions haven't been good the last month and the quality of the discussions has gone down.
Hope that's not a trend.

I think I'd be concerned if that request came from someone in the top 25 or 50 posters (not counting the QotD).

RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 13

Paul White (3/2/2010)
CirquedeSQLeil (3/2/2010)
NFL Football team
And I would (genuinely) guess at Chicago. But why ask about the Bears?
It's a meme isn't it. I was never any good at memes.

Yes. That particular phrasing was 'enmemed' by a Saturday Night Live skit from the 80's with John Belushi. (or am I confabulating that with a later Chris Farley skit? ... *sigh* getting old sux.)

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Jeff Moden SSC Guru Points: 1004372 More actions · Answer 14

Chris Morris-439714 (3/2/2010)
"How about them Bears?" 🙂
Is it just me, or are the posters who appear to be the students, the ones who have the nerve to post their homework here, the worst offenders when it comes to rudeness and unwillingness to cooperate?

Heh... that's because most students leave home while they still think they know it all. 😛

--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)

Lynn Pettis SSC Guru Points: 442467 More actions · Answer 15

Jeff Moden (3/2/2010)
Chris Morris-439714 (3/2/2010)
"How about them Bears?" 🙂
Is it just me, or are the posters who appear to be the students, the ones who have the nerve to post their homework here, the worst offenders when it comes to rudeness and unwillingness to cooperate?
Heh... that's because most students leave home while they still think they know it all. 😛

Which makes it harder on those of us who really do. 😉