I have to agree, 3-4 weeks is a long time and don't get me wrong, I like my job, but here it's custom for everyone to take at least 3...

I read a Swedish report the other day that stated that one should take 4 weeks of semester with no work in between or the health could be at risk....

Since I'm 28 years old I sure hope my best days is not behind me and I hope I will always have the drive to want to learn new tec....

Back pains are bad, visit a doctor or someone with a license in Chiropractics, those can really help.

We have our issues as it people, so we can always use a...

paul.gregory (4/8/2009)

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Not sure I agree with "'Get something up and running. We can always tidy it up later' "

You should always plan to have to tune/improve some parts of the...

Anyone come across one stored procedure, using a couple of cursors who in turn uses a few sp's that rely on several udf's so you end up with this huge...

Steve, while it's easier to manage if doing the transactions in the db itself and less risk it's not always doable. Not when your sitting on different systems that needs...

About transactions, there is good support for writing transactions in the middle layer. Starting a transaction, call a few stored procedures, if it goes well, commit it.

Edited, good article thou,...

First, mp3s/ flac etc might have a very good impact on some workers. Not all work allows for the use of music however but if it's loud around you it...

I am of course working, I do not live in usa and today is no holiday.

But I've heard that usa people only have 2 weeks semester / year, if...

I dont use it. I measure the time/ workload it takes to perform different tasks that is prio.

I'm an IT Consultant and image matters a lot. I'm a hard rock fan so I've got some metal band clothes, but to wear them to an interview or to...

I have not been around that much to notice the two camps that the author is talking about but I can see the points.

Where I have been for the last...

Yes.

I do unit test and I test my code etc.

Then at my workplace, we also have testers, that sits and tests everything we do so that no weird case that...

Good editorial.

I find biometrics dangerous, not sure why but the entire concept feels like it's invading my privacy and me as a person and I do not believe it's any...