To some degree it depends on the kind of work you do. The only work I do away from work is the occasional putting out of a  fire. As such...

We run parallel, but not identical names for the databases, servers and tables
company_Prod_Price_List
company_Dev_Price_list

Helps keep people straight as to where they're working and avoids accidently running a...

Remember the language Forth? You could interpret/compile arbitrary expressions on the fly, including expressions that persistently modified the behavior of the compiler. 

Wonder what could be injected into that?

I think a fundamental reason that some object to RDBMs is that they are highly structured and enforce structure when used correctly.

This is by design. In a sense,...

The requirement for a college degree, along with the very real problem of 'grade inflation' in many of our nation's best known schools is creating a madly circular situation. The...

Don't inundate the employee. Give the new person small specific assignments that don't require broad knowledge (either SQL or company specific info), give them enough time without hovering  so they...

My boss and a couple of co-workers have my phone number. If something is important enough, they can reach me (at least when I'm within phone coverage).

I don't...

Keep in mind that 95% of the time, people are not looking for a detailed answer. They're not really interested in whether you're a DB administrator, developer, website creator or...