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Are the posted questions getting worse?

  • March 5, 2010 at 10:59 pm

    #1129570

    arun.sas (3/5/2010)

    Hi Jeff,

    You are good,

    “You are not responsible for what people think about you,

    But you are responsible for what you give them to think about you” – Stanley Ferrard.

    Heh... thanks for the great compliment but, nah... just passing it forward. 🙂

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
    "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
    Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

  • March 6, 2010 at 12:42 am

    #1129576

    Jeff Moden (3/5/2010)

    Lynn,

    You have 9841 posts (which doesn't include QOD points, etc)... Only 159 more to be only the 4th person (not including Steve) in the history of SSC to break the 10k barrier. 🙂 Heh... try not to do it all on "the thread". 😛

    Let the countdown begin.

    Jason...AKA CirqueDeSQLeil
    _______________________________________________
    I have given a name to my pain...MCM SQL Server, MVP
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  • March 7, 2010 at 10:10 am

    #1129775

    Heh... OMG! Under the category of "Are the posted ANSWERS getting worse?"

    http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic877218-1292-1.aspx#bm878332

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
    "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
    Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

  • March 7, 2010 at 6:38 pm

    #1129814

    Jeff Moden (3/7/2010)

    Heh... OMG! Under the category of "Are the posted ANSWERS getting worse?"

    http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic877218-1292-1.aspx#bm878332

    That's funny! I wonder if it was intended to be...? Hmmm!

    Paul White
    SQLPerformance.com
    SQLkiwi blog
    @SQL_Kiwi

  • March 8, 2010 at 5:09 am

    #1129927

    Jeff Moden (3/7/2010)

    Heh... OMG! Under the category of "Are the posted ANSWERS getting worse?"

    http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic877218-1292-1.aspx#bm878332

    :w00t: Epic!

    Nigel
    How to post questions

  • March 8, 2010 at 6:49 am

    #1129966

    Paul White (3/7/2010)

    Jeff Moden (3/7/2010)

    Heh... OMG! Under the category of "Are the posted ANSWERS getting worse?"

    http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic877218-1292-1.aspx#bm878332

    That's funny! I wonder if it was intended to be...? Hmmm!

    Reminds me of why I always want everyone to expand on the business requirements as it will save us both time.

    Greg E

  • March 8, 2010 at 6:54 am

    #1129972

    Greg Edwards-268690 (3/8/2010)

    Reminds me of why I always want everyone to expand on the business requirements as it will save us both time.Greg E

    So true. They (the people with the business knowledge) always seems to omit one crucial detail until the day before go-live...

    "Hey, so this new database thing...it does <insert never-before-verbalized-requirement-here>, right? :doze:

    Paul

    Paul White
    SQLPerformance.com
    SQLkiwi blog
    @SQL_Kiwi

  • March 8, 2010 at 7:03 am

    #1129981

    Greg Edwards-268690 (3/8/2010)

    Reminds me of why I always want everyone to expand on the business requirements as it will save us both time.

    Try telling that to my boss!

    Nigel
    How to post questions

  • March 8, 2010 at 7:25 am

    #1129996

    Greg Edwards-268690 (3/8/2010)

    Paul White (3/7/2010)

    Jeff Moden (3/7/2010)

    Heh... OMG! Under the category of "Are the posted ANSWERS getting worse?"

    http://qa.sqlservercentral.com/Forums/Topic877218-1292-1.aspx#bm878332

    That's funny! I wonder if it was intended to be...? Hmmm!

    Reminds me of why I always want everyone to expand on the business requirements as it will save us both time.

    Greg E

    Business requirements? Of course the business requires it. :angry:

    :rolleyes:


    Alvin Ramard
    Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

    All my SSC forum answers come with a money back guarantee. If you didn't like the answer then I'll gladly refund what you paid for it.

    For best practices on asking questions, please read the following article: Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help[/url]

  • March 8, 2010 at 7:38 am

    #1130008

    Paul White (3/8/2010)

    Greg Edwards-268690 (3/8/2010)

    Reminds me of why I always want everyone to expand on the business requirements as it will save us both time.Greg E

    So true. They (the people with the business knowledge) always seems to omit one crucial detail until the day before go-live...

    "Hey, so this new database thing...it does <insert never-before-verbalized-requirement-here>, right? :doze:

    Paul

    Heh... my favorite response is, "Database? What database?" 😛

    --Jeff Moden

    RBAR is pronounced "ree-bar" and is a "Modenism" for Row-By-Agonizing-Row.
    First step towards the paradigm shift of writing Set Based code:
    ________Stop thinking about what you want to do to a ROW... think, instead, of what you want to do to a COLUMN.
    "Change is inevitable... change for the better is not".
    Helpful Links:
    How to post code problems
    How to Post Performance Problems
    Create a Tally Function (fnTally)
    Intro to Tally Tables and Functions

  • March 8, 2010 at 7:57 am

    #1130023

    nigel. (3/8/2010)

    Greg Edwards-268690 (3/8/2010)

    Try telling that to my boss!

    Does that work? I have a project plan that began on 3/1 - not yet approved - but completion is due on 3/31. Already lost a week.......and who will be to blame?

    -- You can't be late until you show up.

  • March 8, 2010 at 8:02 am

    #1130024

    tosscrosby-60625 (3/8/2010)

    Does that work? I have a project plan that began on 3/1...

    Haven't you finished that yet?!?! 😛 😛 😛

    Paul White
    SQLPerformance.com
    SQLkiwi blog
    @SQL_Kiwi

  • March 8, 2010 at 8:03 am

    #1130026

    Jeff Moden (3/8/2010)

    Heh... my favorite response is, "Database? What database?" 😛

    Every time I get these "Hey, let's build a database that doesn't have referential integrity/indexes/normalization/mirrors our objects/only stores unstructured data/etc, I honestly try to convince them that they don't need a database. It's so weird. "We want a DB that behaves just like a flat file." Then why don't you just use a flat file? "Oh, but we have to have a database" Why?

    I have a bad reputation at work.

    ----------------------------------------------------The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood... Theodore RooseveltThe Scary DBAAuthor of: SQL Server 2017 Query Performance Tuning, 5th Edition and SQL Server Execution Plans, 3rd EditionProduct Evangelist for Red Gate Software

  • March 8, 2010 at 8:05 am

    #1130027

    Grant Fritchey (3/8/2010)

    Jeff Moden (3/8/2010)

    Heh... my favorite response is, "Database? What database?" 😛

    Every time I get these "Hey, let's build a database that doesn't have referential integrity/indexes/normalization/mirrors our objects/only stores unstructured data/etc, I honestly try to convince them that they don't need a database. It's so weird. "We want a DB that behaves just like a flat file." Then why don't you just use a flat file? "Oh, but we have to have a database" Why?

    I have a bad reputation at work.

    In that case, you could point them to Excel and say: "Done"

    (I know it's not the correct solution.)


    Alvin Ramard
    Memphis PASS Chapter[/url]

    All my SSC forum answers come with a money back guarantee. If you didn't like the answer then I'll gladly refund what you paid for it.

    For best practices on asking questions, please read the following article: Forum Etiquette: How to post data/code on a forum to get the best help[/url]

  • March 8, 2010 at 8:08 am

    #1130031

    I think DBAs are the most hated people in the IT industry.... 🙂

    But there are lots of developers who wants to do it right. There are only a handful that dont give a Da** about the Database and its performance.

    -Roy

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