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How do you learn the advanced stuff?

Posted on October 4, 2011 by way0utwest

I was talking with someone recently about features in SQL Server and they mentioned that partitioning was something DBAs should know. It’s only available in the Enterprise and Data Center editions for production use, but my friend noted that it … Continue reading →

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Big Gaps

Posted on September 23, 2011 by way0utwest

I saw this piece on Learning Unix from Miguel  de Icaza that brought back memories. Michael is a well known developer that is working an open source implementation of .NET called Mono. He worked at Microsoft and continues to bring .NET to other … Continue reading →

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Free as in Beer

Posted on September 20, 2011 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on Feb 7, 2006. It’s amazing to me that someone can take the words from another and publish them as their own. I guess that’s why sites such as essayrelief.com. And why other sites like … Continue reading →

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The Apprentice

Posted on September 9, 2011 by way0utwest

It used to be that most serious developers went to college and studied CS. Those people that wanted to make a living programming computers became grounded in theory, struggled through assembler class, and understood the classic waterfall development technique. They … Continue reading →

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