I knew in my heart that this was true. I had heard it several times, but darned if all of my personal tests just seemed to support the idea that the result set was always returned in order by the Clustered Index fields.
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I got this question in email a while ago, and it seems to come up quite a bit, which frankly surprises me. I guess it's because I almost never* write an application where I need to retrieve the 10th (or whatever number) record.
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UPDATE: Removed bad link and added some commentary.
OK, Damian, I get it now. For those of you who weren't in the conversation, Damian (a.k.a. Merkin) was giving me a bad time about being a laggard in regard to Windows Live Writer.
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I know, we're already a few weeks into the new year, but I have been so busy with work and life stuff that I haven't been out here in a while, and it sounded like a good start.
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A few months ago I was conducting interviews for a Production DBA position that we were creating, and an interesting thing happened...I ran into a candidate who was much like me a few years earlier.
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I'm sure I've written this before, but while I'm on the topic of interviewing, it bears repeating...
Do NOT confuse 1 year of experience repeated 5 times with 5 years of experience.
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In my previous post about interview flubs, Jon dinged me in the comments for posting something that is too obvious. As he put it, "who DOESN'T know these?". Well, Jon, apparently a lot of people don't.
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For those of you who are already independent contractors, or thinking about taking the plunge and being your own boss, some good ideas and good humor awaits you at the Escape From Cubicle Nation blog.
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While I am putting together a few of my own tips based on my recent experience of interviewing candidates for developer positions, here are some tips from eWeek on 10 Avoidable Interview Flubs.
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Life Changes Part 1 2006 was a great year, and a very busy year, both personally and professionaly. Over the last several years, I have been reassessing my priorities and how I spend my time, and this was amplified with the changes in my life in 2006.
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Found this post titled Geek Marketing 101 at Make Marketing History by way of Guy Kawasaki's Blog. Of the little I have read so far, the Make Marketing History blog looks promising for no-nonsense business/marketing tips.
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As an independent contractor, I spent plenty of time as the candidate looking for work. Each time, I learned a little bit more about how to do it better, but I sure could have used some tips, especially in the early years.
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If you want to read more about the product and the upcoming changes, check out Red-Gate's forum for SQLPrompt. It includes a special price offer: $99 introductory offer for pre-orders.
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A couple of months ago, I wrote a quick post about SQLPromptwhich had been purchased by Red-Gate Software. I have been using it since then and it really has proven to be a handy tool.
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Eric Sink, known for writing about the Business of Software and principal of SourceGear has a great post about The ONE Key Thing to Know About Negotation, and he hit the nail right on the head.
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Several days ago I was talking with my boss about some management concepts. As you can imagine (and may have read about here) being self-employed for quite a few years, I developed some strong opinions about how things should be done.
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I just downloaded and installed the free tool SQLPrompt, now from Red-Gate Software, and I'm really liking it. It provides Intellisense or statement-completion features in SQL Query Analyzer, SQL Server Management Studio, Visual Studio, and other development tools.
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Whether you are a Development Manager, Project/Program Manager, Independent Consultant, or the client, somewhere along the line, you will run into the conflict of getting or producing what was asked for, but not what was really wanted.
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Jakob Nielsen, a renowned web design and usability expert, has come up with the Top 10 Design Mistakes for Weblog Usability. You might think, from the title, that there is nothing you can do because you did not design your weblog, you are using someone else's software.
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Opportunity is a funny thing... it comes along when you least expect it. I believe it was Thomas Edison who said, “Opportunity is missed by most people because it is dressed in overalls and looks like work.
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