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Declaring a Complex PK in a CREATE TABLE: #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on February 3, 2025 by way0utwest

Recently I was talking with someone who had not named any of the primary keys (PKs) in their database. They used system generated names and when they ran comparisons, they got all sorts of drops and creates they didn’t expect. … Continue reading →

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Words vs Data

Posted on February 3, 2025 by way0utwest

I would guess that most of you reading this are very comfortable looking at data for insights and answers. You might even prefer to provide a result set instead of a picture or chart to a user when they are … Continue reading →

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AIs Struggle with Family

Posted on January 31, 2025 by way0utwest

This post looks at a logic problem asked to an AI, and which is struggles at finding an answer. This is based on an article noting this question stumps most AIs. The article is at: https://futurism.com/logic-question-stumps-ai This is part of … Continue reading →

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Data Debt

Posted on January 31, 2025 by way0utwest

I had never heard of data debt until I saw this article on the topic. In reading it, I couldn’t help thinking that most everyone has data debt, it creates inefficiencies, and it’s unlikely we’ll get rid of it. And … Continue reading →

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