SQL Server gurus: Find bugs. Win an Xbox 360?

reedme — Thu, 21 Feb 2008 22:48:41 GMT

If you don't think there are any bugs in SQL Server 2008 CTP6 -or- if you wouldn't know what to do with a shiny new Xbox 360, then this contest is not for you.

For everyone else, there are enough categories and potential 1st, 2nd and 3rd place prizes that you'd have to simply not report any bugs to have no chance to win!

Number of overall reproducible non-duplicate bugs submitted during Entry Period.

Most critical reproducible non-duplicate bug submitted during Entry period.

Most Voted-for reproducible non-duplicate bug submitted during Entry Period.

Number of IA-64 platform reproducible non-duplicate bugs submitted during Entry Period.

Number of x86 platform reproducible non-duplicate bugs submitted during Entry Period.

Number of x64 platform reproducible non-duplicate bugs submitted during Entry Period.

Number of SQL Express version reproducible non-duplicate bugs submitted during Entry Period.

Most critical reproducible non-duplicate Reporting Services Report Upgrade bug submitted during Entry Period.

Number of reproducible non-duplicate Reporting Services Report Upgrade bugs submitted during Entry Period

Most severe reproducible non-duplicate security bug submitted during Entry Period.

Number of reproducible non-duplicate localization version bugs submitted during Entry Period

Number of qualified reproducible non-duplicate SQL Server 2008 UI string translation (linguistic) bugs submitted during Entry Period

Number of reproducible non-duplicate SQL Server 2008 Full Text Search bugs submitted during Entry Period

Number of reproducible non-duplicate SQL Server 2008 Spatial bugs submitted during Entry Period

Number of reproducible non-duplicate SQL Server 2008 Resource Governor bugs submitted during Entry Period

Number of reproducible non-duplicate SQL Server 2008 failover cluster bugs submitted during Entry Period

Number of reproducible non-duplicate SQL Server 2008 upgrade bugs submitted during Entry Period

Number of reproducible non-duplicate SQL Server 2008 Collation Sorting & Comparison bugs submitted during Entry Period

See the official rules on Connect for any additions, addendums, clarifications, legalese and/or to play: SQL Server 2008 February CTP - Bug Bash Official Rules

Unfortunately, I'm not eligible to play, or I'd beat *you* easily. Heh.

Tracking Politicians Like Bugs?

reedme — Thu, 07 Feb 2008 03:17:13 GMT

The suggestion is to track politicians positions like software products and file bugs against them to determine their suitability for installation in office. Nope, not April 1st yet! Whaddya think?

If a candidate takes a position I disagree with, such as calling for corporate windfall profit taxes, amnesty for illegal aliens or an artificial timetable for surrender, a bug is created and assigned a priority. If a candidate has too many unresolved, high-priority defects, I wouldn’t vote to deploy that product into the Oval Office.
Tracking Politicians Like Bugs (SD Times)

Synchronicity being what it is, that little article over @ SD Times actually tracks with a conversation that my wife and I were having last night about how she thinks we might get better candidates to run for office. Having been deeply involved with party politics (as my campaign manager and treasurer), she's starting to have more and more of a Darth Vader mindset about what ails the system: "They should be made to [agree]!" (For those of you who hated Star Wars Episodes 1, 2 & 3, I'm sorry for bringing up painful Jar-Jar-esque memories.)

Seriously, though, I think she's still a little disappointed that I dropped out of my run for Congress this year to move to Redmond and work for the SQL Server product team instead. No, really, I'm in the FEC database! See, this post is database-related after all. Heh.

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SQL Server gurus: Find bugs. Win an Xbox 360?

Tracking Politicians Like Bugs?