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  • RE: Experiments with full text search

    It almost looks like the phonetic results could benefit from a simple Damerau-Levenshtein formula...

  • RE: A Load Of Old Cobols

    I object most strenuously to being described as "random"!

  • RE: A Load Of Old Cobols

    While I agree that much of the "codswallop" could be done away with tomorrow, there is a certain amount of "irreducible minimum" that is needed to be sure it's complete,...

  • RE: A Load Of Old Cobols

    Frankly, what I find is that there are too few of any of the "new kids on the block" that ever troubled themselves to learn or understand the "old ways"....

  • RE: The Reality of Data Governance

    I found this to be a great and insightful article...but for a slightly different reason.

    If a wise IT professional encounters the kind of problems in understanding with business users as...

  • RE: Who's a Good Developer?

    jschmidt 17654 (9/15/2015)


    When I saw the title "Who's a good developer?", my mind connected to the old Bob and Tom radio show's pet loving "Who's a good boy?" or "Who's...

  • RE: Who's a Good Developer?

    Then that would be a personality issue or a bad fit for a team. I've known such people.

    A good interview takes note of the candidate's demeanor, social interaction, and...

  • RE: What We Want and What We'll Pay For

    I daressay that there is a higher percentage of successful IT professionals in the gym than other people who just "say" they want to lose weight.

    I ran a marathon a...

  • RE: What We Want and What We'll Pay For

    Speaking as one "in the trenches" I, too, take those numbers with more than a grain of salt.

    My strong suspicion is that a number of items are hidden behind these...

  • RE: Don't exaggerate the difficulties of the RDBMS

    I have certainly suffered from the temptation to embellish the stuff I do with computers and programs and databases into a somewhat more "mystical" realm.

    I, however, have to agree with...

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