P Jones (2/8/2008)

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....particularly as non-experts would waste a lot of time and resources going through the code thinking they could understand it - they've written an Excel macro so they're...

I agree with the scrutiny, but not the public.

Any code takes time to write and test, and so inherently has a relatively high development cost. Forced disclosure of the source...

'Fraid I disagree, Jay. I believe the point of the interview is to find the right person. That...

Well? It's no less valid a question to ask than any of...

I think I have to register a vested interest before answering this; I work for Toshiba in the UK.

For obvious reasons, I can't, therefore, comment on the Dell. Nor am...

I think one of the most important points here is in the word interview itself. From the latin words Inter (between) and Videre (to see).

An interview is not for a...

I think we should link this topic back with yesterday's (about employee recognition), because the two are very closely related.

Do I trust my management one level up? Yes.

Two levels up?...

Steve Jones - Editor (2/5/2008)

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I think I might want to go work with the major if I look for a new job. Maybe convince them to open up a branch...

[Pedantry mode]

In the explanation that went with Jano's code, surely 0.25 should be 06:00am and 0.75 should be 18:00pm instead of 4am and 4pm respectively

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Not that I care. Good...

One short article touching on a huge subject. There are tranches of academic text on this, much of it dry and uninteresting, so perhaps it is a good idea to...

Andy Leonard (2/4/2008)

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As far as who answers to who (or is it whom?): It's a self-correcting problem. The companies that get it right will survive; those that do not, will...

I have to say I'm not too sure I really care where in the org chart IT sits. More relevant to me is whether, in the cold light of day,...

@ Tim, I agree. Bundling "free" stuff does make good business sense in making it difficult for other integration products to compete. The only point I'd return to is that...

My answer's rather more basic. I want my SQL servers to be reasonably bug-free and secure. I'm not too concerned about how that's achieved. If Microsoft wanted to rebadge their...

Agreed,...