Monthly Archives: August 2008
Oracle’s Lag in MS SQL Server 2005
I am currently porting our new database from Oracle 10g to MS SQL Server 2005, and I have it all done except the views that use the Oracle LAG and LEAD functions (non-ANSI). What these functions provide (for the MS … Continue reading
Best Song Ever: Orbital – Kein Trink Wasser
Man I have loved this song for ages, and today I have been listening to only my ‘five-star’ songs, and after having listened to the list at least twice, it is still the undisputed ‘Best Song Ever’. It has a … Continue reading
Teaching the kids Logo
After yesterdays post about when I learnt to program, I realised my children are older than I was, and have yet to learn the art! While sharing this with Michaela, I decided Logo was the trick. It’s visual, so your … Continue reading
How I got into programming (meme)
It’s been funny watching this meme slowly traverse my blog roll, and now I’ve been tagged. Cheers Chris How old were you when you first started programming? Most likely 8 or 9. How did you get started in programming? My … Continue reading
