Monthly Archives: April 2016

The Data Dewey Decimal System

Posted on April 11, 2016 by way0utwest

As a small child, I learned about the Dewey Decimal System in school. Those were the days when you wanted to look up some information or check a fact, you needed to peruse the dead tree books in a library, … Continue reading →

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Win a SQLBits Pass

Posted on April 8, 2016 by way0utwest

You can win a free conference pass to SQL Bits, in Liverpool, May 4-7. It’s easy, just post a review of one of their previous events. Haven’t been? No worries, post a review of a video of one of the … Continue reading →

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How Much Can You Learn?

Posted on April 8, 2016 by way0utwest

One of the things we’ve tried to do at SQLServerCentral is provide a way for SQL Server professionals to continue to learn more about the platform over time. Andy Warren and I have debated how to best do this over … Continue reading →

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Naming Is Hard

Posted on April 7, 2016 by way0utwest

I ran across Aaron Bertrand’s naming post recently, which I liked overall. Your team needs to agree how things are named, and be consistent, but I agree that some of the rules I’ve seen put down by people aren’t practical. However I also … Continue reading →

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