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Phil_Factor

@Phil_Factor

Long-time software developer and Database programmer.

 East Anglia
simple-Talk.com
Joined September 2008
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Twitcast P.4: Free books & guides for indies: Confessions of IT Manager by @Phil_Factor of buff.ly/2fwjRnL #startups #indiedev
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Great extension from @Redgate for managing the db lifecycle w/ ReadyRoll in VSTS! #Build2016 marketplace.visualstudio.com…
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Jeffrey Snover
@jsnover4 Nov 2015
If you use PS V3 or V4, you can now use PowerShell Package Management and access hundreds of useful modules blogs.msdn.com/b/powershell/…
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Dwain Camps@DwainCSQL16 Jun 2015
A break from T-SQL: My take on why I believe software engineering is immature: ow.ly/OmFDv @Simple_Talk pls comment!

Software Engineering: Just How Immature is it?

"Facts and Fallacies of Software Engineering” by Robert L. Glass has become a classic of Software Engineering as cherished as 'The Mythical Man-Month: Essays on Software Engineering' by Frederick P....

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MS Research makes its Hyperlapse video time-lapse tech available for download: research.microsoft.com/en-us… (thanks @h0x0d)
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Gail Shaw@SQLintheWild8 May 2015
And that's the better part of the day wasted on a bug caused by not specifying column names on an INSERT .. SELECT
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Troy Hunt
@troyhunt8 May 2015
Great blog post: "How Hackers Profit": ejhilbert.blogspot.co.uk/201…
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Check out our world exclusive #SQLSatExeter keynote video - buff.ly/1OQ3OKM #sqlpass #sqlbits #spinach
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Schema-Based Access Control for SQL Server Databases By @Phil_Factor simple-talk.com/sql/sql-trai…
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Sometimes when I'm writing Javascript I want to throw up my hands and say "this is bullshit!" but I can never remember what "this" refers to
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We only need @jamiet is this room and that'll be everyone in the UK who's used ssdt :)
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Mario Fusco@mariofusco15 Feb 2015
The world seen by an object-oriented programmer
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Scott Klein@SQLScott2 Mar 2015
Hey #sqlrally, this is not how you spell SSIS. @DPHansen :-)
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A database should enforce and maintain business rules and relationships in the data. simple-talk.com/sql/t-sql-pr…
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LINQPad V1 was 5000 lines of code. Now it's 70,000, with 135 user-requested features complete (more on the way). Thanks to all supporters!
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Je suis dévasté. Je pense très fort à Elsa. Continuons à rire de tout #CharlieHebdo #JeSuisCharlie
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Phil Factor's Eight Fallacies of Distributed Computing cc @Phil_Factor simple-talk.com/blogs/2014/1…
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MT @redgate: @Phil_Factor, @way0utwest & @GFritchey team up for a DBA Team Christmas finale rd.gt/1puAIKa
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How to extend Editor Templates in ASP.NET MVC (via @Simple_Talk): owl.li/Fk3uz
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Good news - you can now subscribe to RSS feeds for both breaches and pastes! More here: troyhunt.com/2014/11/have-i-…
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