Author: Ben Taylor

Editorials

Interviewing Ideas

SSWUGtv With Stephen Wynkoop SQL Server Tip of the Day – handling big data… quantities. Tips and food for thought Watch the Show Interviewing Ideas Today I share thoughts from you, our readers, in response to yesterday’s editorial on "What is Important When Interviewing Software Developers?" Kerry: The first question I always ask is "do you enjoy coding". There are […]

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What is Important When Interviewing Software Developers?

What is Important When Interviewing Software Developers? Lately I have been interviewing a lot of candidates for senior and entry level software developer positions. I recognize that software languages and libraries will change over time; so, I am not looking for skills with particular languages as much as styles of writing code. Here are some of the things I look […]

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Usage of TVP Can Fail

SSWUGtv With Stephen Wynkoop Do you think Big Data should impact your privacy practices? Find out in this recent edition of SSWUGtv Watch the Show] Usage of TVP Can Fail Table Value Parameters (TVP) are a technique for passing a table as an input value to a stored procedure or a function. They are supported in SQL Server as of […]

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Usage of TVP Can Fail

SSWUGtv With Stephen Wynkoop Do you think Big Data should impact your privacy practices? Find out in this recent edition of SSWUGtv Watch the Show] Usage of TVP Can Fail Table Value Parameters (TVP) are a technique for passing a table as an input value to a stored procedure or a function. They are supported in SQL Server as of […]

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The Good Side of Metro Design

SSWUGtv – SQL Server 2012 With Stephen Wynkoop In todays edition Steve interviews Gareth Swanepoel. Gareth talks about SQL Server 2012, extended events wizard and interface – how to performance tune, and more. Watch the Show The Good Side of Metro Design Now that I have spent some time with the things I don’t like about the Metro Style Design […]

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The Good Side of Metro Design

SSWUGtv – SQL Server 2012 With Stephen Wynkoop In todays edition Steve interviews Gareth Swanepoel. Gareth talks about SQL Server 2012, extended events wizard and interface – how to performance tune, and more. Watch the Show The Good Side of Metro Design Now that I have spent some time with the things I don’t like about the Metro Style Design […]

Editorials Encryption/Data Security

Metro? What Is Behind It All?

SSWUGtv – SQL Server 2012 With Stephen Wynkoop In todays edition Steve interviews Gareth Swanepoel. Gareth talks about SQL Server 2012, extended events wizard and interface – how to performance tune, and more. Watch the Show Metro – What Is Behind It All? I’d like to wrap up my concerns about the Metro design principles with another epistle from David […]

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Metro? What Is Behind It All?

SSWUGtv – SQL Server 2012 With Stephen Wynkoop In todays edition Steve interviews Gareth Swanepoel. Gareth talks about SQL Server 2012, extended events wizard and interface – how to performance tune, and more. Watch the Show Metro – What Is Behind It All? I’d like to wrap up my concerns about the Metro design principles with another epistle from David […]

Editorials Encryption/Data Security

Windows Metro ? The Lowest Common Denominator

Windows Metro – The Lowest Common Denominator The title is to get your attention. The fact is that Windows Metro will not necessarily be the Lowest Common Denominator anymore than other devices supporting tablet/smart phone style manipulations, primarily touch screens. Many good hardware devices are designed around the Android OS, which the Metro look and feel appears to emulate in […]