Why do I love personal best? It’s the best kind of competing, competition with past-Andy. I want present-Andy to do more and be better every day. A mentor once described this as, “Strive to suck less each day.” I can identify with that sentiment! I prefer the positive motivation I get from measuring things like …
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I Want a Pony
Years ago, I emailed the Microsoft SSIS Developer Team with a request. It’s a long story. The short version is: there’s a bug in the way the SSIS runtime applies package configurations and this bug violates a principle of computing (the command line always wins). I should blog about it… In the email, I included …
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The Second-Best Time
I recently returned from the PASS Summit 2017 where I had an awesome time hanging out with members of the SQL Server Community, learning, and presenting. Attending a conference inspires a bunch of ideas. If you’re like me, you might kick yourself and think, “Why didn’t I think of that sooner?!” If I had a time …
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Lessons Learned About Community Leadership
It’s been an honor and a privilege to serve in technical community leadership at the local (Richmond Virginia) and regional level. It’s not the same as managing geeks, but there are similarities. I’ve considered serving on a national level but not taken that plunge. Over the years I’ve learned some lessons that I thought I’d …
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Software is Organic, Part 2
Introduction This post is the twenty-second part of a ramble-rant about the software business. The current posts in this series are: Goodwill, Negative and Positive Visions, Quests, Missions Right, Wrong, and Style Follow Me Balance, Part 1 Balance, Part 2 Definition of a Great Team The 15-Minute Meeting Metaproblems: Drama The Right Question Software is …
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