Today is the next meme Monday, and the topic is all about what “SQLFamily” means to you. I first heard the term SQLFamily as a hashtag on Twitter during the PASS Summit last month. I thought it was brilliant, as it described so perfectly how I feel about my closest friends in the SQL Community. We … Read more
Next Monday is the first Monday of the month, and that means it is time for your writing assignment. This one was suggested to me by the amazing Karen Lopez (blog | @datachick) recently and I agreed. So here it is: Write about what #sqlfamily means to you. That’s it, nothing more. Just take the time … Read more
Next Monday is a Meme Monday, and here is your blogging assignment: What is the worst way you have ever had someone ask you for help? The ones that stick out to me are the times where we would get a cryptic email, the subject line would say “our batch failed” and the text of … Read more
OK, I know many of us have a short week this week because of the Labor Day holiday next Monday, so I want to get this post out early enough in the week so that folks can get started on writing. If you have the time, write your entry now and post it to go … Read more
Next Monday is the first Monday of the month, which means one thing: Meme Monday! This time around we are looking for people to blog about the worst pieces of code they have seen. They can submit something written by themselves, by a coworker, or by a vendor (wink, wink, nudge, nudge). Anything is fair … Read more
With the 4th of July holiday falling on the first Monday of the month (AKA “Meme Monday”), I bumped our writing exercise to the second Monday in July. This month we are going to dive into something a bit creative, and something I hope you can have fun with: SQL Horoscopes, or SQLstrology, whichever name you prefer. … Read more
