kapil_kk (3/12/2013)

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Hi all,

Actually I read an article with a name Difference between Datetime and Datetime2 and surprised with the functioning of that so then I think of implementing that...

Hugo Kornelis (3/11/2013)

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I don't agree. I happened to know this one because I was already using SQL Server...

Thanks for a great question Ron.

I'm thinking about including a question like this in an interviewing process. Based on the current responses I think it could be very effective in...

TravisDBA (3/8/2013)

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... If managment is continually going to give people a pass all the time with comments like "Well Travis, be understanding she is dealing with a lot right now...

Clearly, there are successful companies that are thriving in this global economy and making good use of telecommuters to achieve their goals. I worked for one and cited in my...

TravisDBA, I think all the issues you mentioned are symptoms of a company that doesn't have policies and procedures in place that keep people accountable.

Procrastination and laziness, distractions from a...

Yahoo's decision to end telecommuting is another fail on their part not on their employee's.

I worked for a global technology company where teams made up from people on several continents...

Definitely not.

I do .NET development and SQL Server development/administration. The last company...

Eric M Russell (2/25/2013)

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COBOL is obsolete in the same way that VHS tapes, the Latin language, and muzzle loaded rilfes are obsolete. Of course it's still widely in use, and...

I hear you. It seems like they...

Great article Steve!

My first program was in Fortran on punch-cards during my senior year of high school.

In the early 80's I got a Vic 20 and a Sargon chess game...

L' Eomot Inversé (2/12/2013)

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... When wearing my mathematician hat I used to hate it when people got careless like that with numerical data, but these days I no longer worry...

Well of course we are all entitled to our own opinion of what is interesting.

(I also can't help wondering how...

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chandrika5 (2/8/2013)

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I am not sure how many people write new classic ASPs these days. Portability is the key here. I can deploy this SP in several SQL instances, and give...