I am one of those with a music degree. It was the the late 70's and I was playing and teaching music and not making much money. A friend offered...

Giving back is certainly one the most important activities we can do. I find Steve's definition of success interesting, that we have "learned enough to do well and are earning...

This relates to the "get it up and running quickly" syndrome.

We have a lot of business logic embedded in our sql code which is consistent for our operations -...

Well, so far today I've had red milk on my cereal, tape on the toilet paper roll (yes, we have a teenager in the house), Steve Jones moving to mySql...

I have a co-worker who sits right behind me and has a practice of cursing under his breath while coding. Often it's a pretty constant stream. I'm no prude, but...

Interesting that the problem was caused by an error in a spreadsheet. If only they had used a well designed database with some checks and balances, they might have avoided...

I am fairly new to the SQL Server world, having been in this environment for a few years now. Previously my company was using Oracle for 15 years or so....

My experience with software projects is that minimizing risk, or conversely, maximizing the possibility of success, is possible in the following ways.

1. Make sure, as an IT professional, that you...