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Monthly Archives: May 2012
Work to Live
I’m halfway through my career, having spent about 20 years since college working in technology with another twenty to go. The rest of the community is probably spread out around me, some older, some younger. It doesn’t matter what part … Continue reading
Promoting Engineers
Never, ever promote your best salesperson. That’s the advice that Scott Horowitz got from his father. He talks a little about how this relates to technical people who find themselves looking at management to further their careers, or are sometimes even get … Continue reading
Creating a Sequence in SQL Server 2012
Sequences are a new object in SQL Server 2012 that generate just what the name implies: a sequence of numbers. To create a sequence, you use standard DDL with the CREATE SEQUENCE command. This command takes a type, a starting … Continue reading
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