Category Archives: Blog

A New Word: Fardle-dun

Posted on December 6, 2024 by way0utwest

fardle-din – n. a long-overdue argument that shakes up a relationship, burning wildly through your issues like a forest fire, which clears out your dry and hollow grievances and reminds you that your roots run deeper than you think. I … Continue reading →

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FIRST_VALUE vs. Min: #SQLNewBlogger

Posted on December 4, 2024 by way0utwest

I had mentioned some new T-SQL functions for SQL Server 2022 and a commenter asked about the difference between Min() and First_value. This post looks at a few cases. Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as … Continue reading →

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Grinding Away: Iris Classon

Posted on December 2, 2024 by way0utwest

Iris Classon is a developer and Microsoft MVP. She has had a lot of success across the last decade plus. This is her second career, deciding in 2011 to leave her profession as a registered clinical dietician to learn to … Continue reading →

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A New Word: Nachlophobia

Posted on November 29, 2024 by way0utwest

nachlophobia – n. the fear that your deepest connections with people are ultimately pretty shallow, that although your relationships feel congenial in the moment, an audit of your life would reveal a smattering of low-interest holdings and uninvested windfall profits, … Continue reading →

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