Just a quick announcement today: If you've been following along, you know that Sean and I did several interviews with SQL Server authors, MVPs, and bigwigs at the PASS Community Summit last week in Seattle. Last night I published the first one, a nice long talk with Itzik Ben-Gan! Itzik writes for SQL Magazine and is a Solid Quality Mentor. He's a regular speaker at all the major conventions, and you may have heard of a couple of his books (Amazon lists at least seven). In this two part video, we hear him talk about:
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His maiden name
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SQL structure
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Complex SQL development process
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How he got into SQL, starting with his time in a beer factory
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The biggest mistakes he made in production environments
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Why "sequel" is wrong and "ess-Q-ell" is right, as far as ISO is concerned
Please go watch, and leave feedback, and let us know who else YOU would like us to interview!
-Jen McCown