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Jonathan Kehayias One Orange Chip Points: 26778 More actions · Answer 1

I wrote about Gails session in my coverage of Summit for Universal Thread:

http://www.utcoverage.com/PASS/2008/

It is based almost entirely on her slide deck. No sample code, but it covers the session.

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 2

Thanks for the link Jonathan. Those actually look like useful summaries.

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GilaMonster (11/22/2008)
Jack Corbett (11/22/2008)
Glad it was packed out Gail.
It wasn't completely packed out. There were empty seats. I'd say the room was 50-60% full. Bob Ward's session in the same room the day before was packed. There were people (myself included) sitting at his feet.
(not quite literally)

I had 35 people. You were looking at well over 100. It was a pretty packed out room. They would have been turning people away if you had been in one of the small rooms.

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RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 4

Jonathan Kehayias (11/22/2008)
After your session, I opted to just stay for whatever followed rather than make the walk back across the convention center.

That was Adam Machanic's session. Where were you sitting?

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rbarryyoung (11/23/2008)
That was Adam Machanic's session. Where were you sitting?

3/4th of the way back on the left side against the wall. I had my laptop out typing my session reviews. I was the guy who Peter said was "the guy in the back frantically waving his arm."

I also made the comment about, just make all columns sql_variants so you could store any data type anywhere in the database, just before the guy up front said we needed a sql_variant(max) and got a t-shirt. I also commented that we don't need TSQL, just use LINQ in SQLCLR to handle your data access.

(BTW, anyone reading this that wasn't in the session, don't read into the previous statement or use sql_variants in your database, and LINQ to SQL is not possible in SQLCLR since it uses SMO connection management, the session was on what not to do, and it was very sarcastic in nature.)

RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 6

OK, I was sitting in the front row next to Gail.

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Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 7

rbarryyoung (11/24/2008)
OK, I was sitting in the front row next to Gail.

Oh, so you are one of those teacher's pet types:P

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Jonathan Kehayias One Orange Chip Points: 26778 More actions · Answer 8

IIRC Steve told me that you were there at one point, but it was a very hectic/busy week, at least for me. I certainly would have enjoyed putting the name to a face.

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Jack Corbett (11/24/2008)
Oh, so you are one of those teacher's pet types:P

Wait a minute, I sat next to Gail in a few sessions too. What are you saying about me? 😛

Ninja's_RGR'us SSC Guru Points: 294069 More actions · Answer 10

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And about me??? I met her there last year!!!!!!!!

Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 11

Jonathan Kehayias (11/24/2008)
Jack Corbett (11/24/2008)
Oh, so you are one of those teacher's pet types:P
Wait a minute, I sat next to Gail in a few sessions too. What are you saying about me? 😛

While Gail is an excellent teacher, I'm sure, I was talking about sitting in the front row, not sitting next to Gail.

Now if you sat in the front row during Gail's session, that is another thing. :hehe:

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Jonathan Kehayias One Orange Chip Points: 26778 More actions · Answer 12

Ah ok. No, I wasn't in the front row, but only because there was not power outlet there. I guess I am a much bigger geek than a teachers pet, because I had to be plugged in to watch others tweeting and write my notes for the session.

Steve Jones - SSC Editor SSC Guru Points: 736212 More actions · Answer 13

As a side note, if you want power in a session, get there early. Jonathan tends to scope out those seats near outlets and grab them early 🙂

RBarryYoung SSC Guru Points: 143329 More actions · Answer 14

Jack Corbett (11/24/2008)
rbarryyoung (11/24/2008)
OK, I was sitting in the front row next to Gail.
Oh, so you are one of those teacher's pet types:P

Heh, well I wasn't sitting up front for Gail's session... Well, OK, I would have sat up front for Gail's session, except that I didn't get there early and all of the good seats were gone.

And for the record, I like to sit up front because at my age, I cannot see the code slides well enough otherwise... :smooooth:

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Jack Corbett SSC Guru Points: 184394 More actions · Answer 15

rbarryyoung (11/24/2008)
And for the record, I like to sit up front because at my age, I cannot see the code slides well enough otherwise... :smooooth:

I would have thought that your eyesight would be corrected within the mask;)

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