Back to Basics

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Back to Basics

Steve Jones - SSC Editor

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August 13, 2011 at 1:58 pm

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Mattrick Ten Centuries Points: 1176 More actions · Answer 1

Great post, Steve.

I tend to think of basic skills as the foundation you build your more advanced skills upon. If you allow this foundation to deteriorate and fall into disrepair, your other skills will suffer because of it.

Thanks,

Matt

SQLRNNR SSC Guru Points: 281334 More actions · Answer 2

Great topic. And now I have a bit of research and experiment to do.

Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
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Dan Guzman SSCommitted Points: 1506 More actions · Answer 3

There are so many facets to SQL Server nowadays that I think it's ludicrous to expect even the foremost expert to fully understand the entire product and it's nuances. I've been woring with SQL Server since it was first introduced on Windows and the more I know, the more I know I don't know. SQL Server is expanding so much that we mere mortals must specialize in order to fully exploit the features and capabilities of the product.

I consider myself knowlegeable in most areas of SQL Server but I am by no means an expert in any one of the vast number of specialities SQL Server offers. I think this is both a good and bad thing since organizations may need either a specialist or a jack-of-all-trades. In my opinion, it is not possible to have all SQL Server skillsets in the same person.

But I fully agree that basics are important. Even before Microsoft SQL Server was released, relational databases started with concepts like ACID and referencial integrity. If we lose sight of those, we database professionals have missed the mark and need to return to the basics.