I am always interested in candidates that are geeks: they've played with computers all of their lives and they do it in their spare time like I do. I am...

Quite right, I deliver technology to solve business problems.

It is important to remember that Windows Server and SQL Server provide good caching behavior right out of the box. When designing caching functionality, take care not to interfere with...

Steve Jones - SSC Editor (2/4/2013)

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Good one. I've tried to be a gopher when I was a manager. Asking people what they need and getting it for them, including shoo-ing...

Great comments on this thread. I have had clients who put my desk right in front of theirs so they could watch what I do over my shoulder. That does...

As I write this, the wholesale price of a Pentium 4 is $3.00. There is no reason not to put these into everything and program the stuffing out of them.

About the area in the middle where you can "integrate the values and then go from antithesis to synthesis": I like to view it as a Mandelbrot set. The...

I agree too and well said. I would point out that the Internet paradigm requires free exchange of information. If you silo...

David Benoit (11/30/2012)

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We deploy database changes separately from code changes and...

Saying that you are implementing a NoSQL approach really means that you are removing an abstraction layer from your data model. The only way I can think of to describe...

I have been so unfortunate as to have worked on several failed software projects. Enormous amounts of money and effort were expended building software that was eventually scrapped.

My advice on...

Like any other business transaction, I am willing to go to a training event and even pay for it if it brings value. I need hyper-valuable information and I need...

Given "my stated opinions"...honestly...Is that the best you can come...

And by the way, Steve needs to change his t-shrit in his online picture! He looks like a chump!

mtucker (1/12/2009)

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You mean, cant figure out how to please people who think appearances are a good indicator of expertise. You jump to all sorts of conclusions about people's motivations, so...