March 2008 - Posts

Can SQL Heroes around the world play, too?
26 March 08 08:49 AM | reedme | 0 Comments   

Since I've gotten the question more than once, I'll answer it here and then point y'all back to the Official Contest Rules ™. See section 3.0 which is entitled "Can you enter?" The simple answer is: Yes. Unless, of course, you work for Bill (like I do) Read More...

Filed under: sql heroes, official contest rules, you, international entries

How much time do you really have?
25 March 08 09:49 AM | reedme | 0 Comments   

For anybody who hasn't actually written non-trivial software, it might seem like the contest window that we've allowed for submissions is HUGE! The rest of us know that it's probably not enough time to do what you want to accomplish (i.e. writing a winning Read More...

Filed under: you, events, running out of time

The T-shirts have arrived.
24 March 08 10:57 AM | reedme | 4 Comments   

It's Official™! The T-shirts are in and locked away in the super-secret swag vault somewhere deep in the bowels of Building 35... The only way you're going to get one is to ask me nicely (first and foremost) and show up at one (or more) of the following: Read More...

Filed under: you, t-shirts, events

Who are the judges? What is a SQL Ranger?
14 March 08 10:47 AM | reedme | 1 Comments   

If you've read the Official Contest Rules ™, you've seen that the Official Contest Judges™ will be members of the SQL Ranger Community™. If you know what a SQL Ranger is, you can probably stop reading now. If you know what the Microsoft Certified Architect:Database Read More...

Filed under: sql heroes, you, sql ranger

What does Hayden Panettiere have in common with SQL Server?
06 March 08 04:34 PM | reedme | 1 Comments   

"What does Hayden Panettiere have in common with SQL Server?" might seem like a bizarre title for a first-post, but I'm going somewhere with it, so bear with me. (Let's just hope it's not the principal's office or the unemployment line.) For Read More...

Filed under: sql heroes, you