I don't see how the correct answer is debatable. What's debatable is the use of the clustered index and whether one should use TOP without an ORDER BY.

Of course it...

A good interface is what ultimately works for the end user without regard to how hard we have to work to make the data right by scrubbing, storing, backing up,...

Implicit conversion to/from strings? I would have expected an error. But, since that wasn't a choice, I calc'd it and came up with the answer. It's always nice to learn...

Whether one likes the idea of cloud computing or not, it is coming and we need to be prepared. It will not be a DBA's decision to use a cloud-based...

It's wrong to count your chickens before they hatch. But, if you do, at least you can make omelets.

Thanks for the series Barry. I'm looking forward to learning this.

Microsoft lists MDX functionality within the T-SQL documentation. If you research the topic on the internet, most authors define it as a separate language. In any case, I learned something...

Aren't too many distractions a result of being too busy and is thus the individual's fault? I think regarding phone calls and emails distractions is a reflection of one's...

I agree with much that's been written already. Some have mentioned the disconnect that we developers have with thing in set-based terms. That's true. It took me a few weeks...

April Fools. Hah. Since it sounded like a month I had early in my career, I was really feeling for the DBA.

Nice one.:w00t:

Maybe those who are upset by this...

GM didn't become the biggest car maker because they're idiots. They became the biggest because they were making what people wanted. The US public is fickle. In good times and...

GSquared (3/27/2009)

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I'm certain I annoy more people than they annoy me, but it's pretty minimal either way.

The things I've been annoyed by have been more serious than the purpose of...

Ice chewing drives me up the wall. There's no one at my current employer who chews ice. I even ask prospective employers if any of my possible coworkers chews ice....

A need for tape? Why would anyone question that? All good disaster recovery plans use tape for offline and offsite storage. The disaster recovery needs to be documented. It should...

Steve,

I have a hard thinking that paying you for not working your last two weeks is punishment. 😉

My employer escorts employees out immediately. If you resign, you are paid...