I like to practice "defensive" programming and so I want the system to fail if I accidentally hit "execute".

Just having CREATE prevents this accidentally replacing the original version...

I've been lucky with my career in that I have never wanted to leave a job because it (or the...

Luis Cazares (9/18/2014)

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I'm sure there's a commandment missing.

STUDY. You'll never finish to learn. There's always something else that you must learn and that's why studying is so important. When we're...

Doctor Who 2 (9/18/2014)

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I really like your step 5a, "When you make a mistake - STEP AWAY FROM THE KEYBOARD". Now, honestly that might not always be possible. There could...

lshanahan (9/18/2014)

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If I may be so bold as to add a couple:

Grin and Bear It - Sometimes despite all your informed, documented reasons why a certain course of action is...

crussell-931424 (9/18/2014)

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OCTom (9/18/2014)

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8. DO NOT EVER hard code dates. Or, most anything else. EVER! (Yes. I did intend to shout). When the program fails and you are not around, it...

crussell-931424 (9/18/2014)

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Very good list, though I'm sure there are other items. But to address your list in light of my experience, here are some comments.

7 - Don't multi-task. This is...

OCTom (9/18/2014)

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I only have a couple of issues:

3. Documentation in code... So, if a non-programmer needs to know what's going on and does not have access to the code,...

Gary Varga (9/18/2014)

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Ah!!! I read each in turn assuming that the numbering was sequential from the first one I saw (1) until the final one (10) and paid little attention...

Ed Wagner (9/18/2014)

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I'd say those are right. I also like the one in the forum about not rushing in with a knee-jerk reaction.

The one I would add is a...

colin.counsell (9/18/2014)

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He wanted to make the analogy to the biblical '10 commandments' but he actually had 11 points to make, so squeezed another one in as 5a.

I don't think it's...

colin.counsell (9/18/2014)

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I would add no 11.

When given a new piece of work, study the requirements, then do nothing for a while. Step away from the keyboard (again!). Lean back in...

Michael Meierruth (9/18/2014)

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Forgive my ignorance, but I can't quite grasp the (.5) in 10 (.5)?

I tried to lay back and relax and read that thing.

I tried to lay my head...

xsevensinzx (9/18/2014)

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Someone forgot an important commandment that a lot of people get their feet shot off for.

That's being honest. When someone asks you if you can do something or if...

Luis Cazares (9/12/2014)

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SimonHolzman (9/12/2014)

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In practice, you can eliminate the problem by selecting from <Table 2> instead of <Table 1>, if that is an available option, so that the VARCHAR_Field is...