November 2006 - Posts

New Zealand SQL Code Camp done and dusted

Published Mon, Nov 27 2006 1:01 | GregLow

Congratulations to Nathan Pitcher, Peter Jones, Sue Chard and all the gang from NZ .NET that organised the SQL "Really Down Under" Code Camp over the weekend. I thoroughly enjoyed taking part. It was great to see so many people along and the great SQL...

"Agile" does not mean "Rushed" or "Sloppy"

Published Thu, Nov 23 2006 1:46 | GregLow

I've noticed a trend in which far too many people now use the word "agile" as a synonym for "done in a big rush". Agile should relate to the ability to be constantly adapted not to how tight the deadlines appear to be. I was at a site a few months back...

Datadude - coming soon

Published Thu, Nov 23 2006 0:00 | GregLow

In case you've missed the news on DataDude, Mairead and the DataDude team have announced the release date for Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals as 30th November 2006. This is great news. If you want a sneak preview of where the product...

New Zealand SQL "Really Down Under" Code Camp

Published Wed, Nov 22 2006 23:42 | GregLow

I'm off to Wellington in the morning to deliver the keynote at the New Zealand Code Camp with Adam Cogan plus a couple of other sessions. In the keynote, we'll be covering Visual Studio Team Edition for Database Professionals (aka DataDude) and I'll also...

Microsoft and Novell Co-operating is a good thing

Published Mon, Nov 13 2006 23:05 | GregLow

This Microsoft Press announcement talks about a new era of co-operation between Microsoft and Novell. It's interesting to see this playing out across the blogosphere. Folk who are entirely GPL focussed don't seem happy (particularly the Samba folk) but...