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  • RE: Are you a Data Scientist?

    Sorry, I think being a real 'data scientist' has very little to do with holding a post-graduate degree. It has to do with innate, intuitive, instinctive, empathetic understanding ...

  • RE: The Dangers of Travel

    The article makes a very good point. I already am paranoid about what data I make available online, and I will NEVER use cloud storage for anything, PERIOD.

    Here's...

  • RE: SSIS Design Pattern - Staging Fixed Width Flat Files

    This is a very good point. To me it is unforgivable to allow process aborts. Better have a table for error rows and/or groups of rows. Then...

  • RE: Are you a Data Scientist?

    I'm not so sure. I think a 'data scientist' WOULD in fact be one who gets people the data they want and need. It sounds like you do...

  • RE: Are you a Data Scientist?

    No, Steve, I wasn't a data scientist, or any of those BS titles. I was a true programmer and SQL developer, the guy who actually made work the high-falutin'...

  • RE: The Case of the Shrinking CFO, err Database

    As usual, from my 42 years of experience, I have seen things such as this many times. The first thing you need to do is exactly what this process...

  • RE: Writing Better T-SQL: Top-Down Design May Not be the Best Choice – Part II

    This is an excellent illustration of a REAL SQL pro. While we were seldom officially permitted time for this kind of in-depth analysis, it 'separates the men from the...

  • RE: Efficiency

    We've found what we call 'retired folks wine, being pretty inexpensively priced. Yellow Tail wine imports of Australia, mostly cab, merlot, and shiraz. Latest liking is a...

  • RE: Efficiency

    Well, for you guys planning your retirement, I have one piece of advice. You need to plan on the ongoing expense of a bottle of your favorite wine daily...

  • RE: Efficiency

    dennis.oconnor (3/26/2015)


    At age 75 I am valued and respected by management and users. So I have not noticed any age discrimination in my experience, but believe that my attitude is...

  • RE: Efficiency

    sarafian_developer (10/21/2010)


    I have noticed the same, on me but on others.

    As a developer, you can't but notice the enthusiasm of youth and the get the work done approach of a...

  • RE: Two Days Off

    qh[/quote]

    I think they have tried to give guidance in different ways. Certainly they don't limit things and some of their arguments are shaky, but they don't necessarily say the cloud...

  • RE: How to use the IsNothing Inspection Function in SSRS

    Is there any difference between this and the SQL function ISNULL? For simplicity and to avoid 'mindclutter' why would we not call it the same? I'm just thinkin'...

  • RE: Testing

    I've always advised the best way to avoid bugs or get them fixed is to force those who develop products, IT or other, to use their own products, with only...

  • RE: Testing

    A real true developer, as opposed to a coder, will be humbled and mortified to have bugs found by others. You should know your code and be creative enough...

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