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Presenting Data

Posted on July 20, 2015 by way0utwest

Many of us that develop or manage database systems are concerned with the actual bits and bytes that compromise data. However our clients and customers are more interested in the information, in gaining knowledge from the numbers, strings, and dates … Continue reading →

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Jump In

Posted on July 15, 2015 by way0utwest

The SQL Server community is amazing. We help, share, bond, and care for each other in a way that is very rare for a large, disparate set of technical professionals. I see and hear validation of this constantly from people … Continue reading →

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Why Can’t We Code?

Posted on July 7, 2015 by way0utwest

Today’s editorial was originally published on June 8, 2011. It is being re-run because Steve is on vacation. I think that most of the developers or data professionals out there have been through a variety of types of interviews in … Continue reading →

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Training Computer Scientists

Posted on July 1, 2015 by way0utwest

We work in an interesting industry. While I think you can certainly enter many other professions, electrician, plumber, artist, etc. without any formal schooling, programming allows you to earn a very good living with little physical effort. You can also … Continue reading →

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