My usual method is as follows:

Exhaust every possible avenue of research.

Triple-check everything to ensure I am correct and won't look silly if I have to post a question somewhere.

Repeat the...

It depends...

It varies based on what is happening that year, e.g. big celebrations, sporting events, etc.

For example, this year we are having a two-week break, part of which will encompass...

Nothing formal, no.

I want to move to a Git-based workflow, so we can utilise pull requests and authorisations. That's a goal for the next 12 months. We currently use Redgate's...

I love shared spaces. For example, I share my home office with my cat.

I love seeing this sort of thing - thanks for sharing it 🙂

One solution we have used in the past is to rename the file to a standard name as part of the process, e.g. MyDailyFile_2020_03_20.json would be moved to a new...

At first, I read this as Steve saying (in a general way) "...write articles to help get jobs...", but on reflection I now see it as "...use the written word...

This took me down a rabbit hole of computed column research. I ended up finding the answer in one of your blog posts from 2011!

Now I'm wondering if computed columns...

Software developers making apps blazingly fast is the hardware improvement I most want to see.

I'm converging on Dave Poole's way of thinking 😀

Application and database design that allows users to enter bad data. The users are (generally) not to blame, they will take the path of least resistance, and we end up...

Nope.
But after reading this thread and seeing data warehouses mentioned a few times I am going to have to revisit schemas and see how much use I can make...

iOS.

SSMS with SQL Prompt and SQL Source Control.