Comments on: Database Smells, Redneck style! http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/05/19/database-smells-redneck-style/ Upgrading the software development process one reader at a time. Mon, 23 Jan 2012 00:26:49 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ By: How to join on memo fields in Microsoft Access « Software++ http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/05/19/database-smells-redneck-style/#comment-976 Tue, 15 Mar 2011 15:59:10 +0000 http://improvingsoftware.com/?p=686#comment-976 [...] final note. It is a definite database smell for an application to be joining tables on long text fields and will likely be the source of some [...]

]]> By: johnfx http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/05/19/database-smells-redneck-style/#comment-444 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 03:56:03 +0000 http://improvingsoftware.com/?p=686#comment-444 I find your comment comedophobic and offensive.

]]> By: Kate Ebneter http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/05/19/database-smells-redneck-style/#comment-443 Sun, 18 Oct 2009 00:21:13 +0000 http://improvingsoftware.com/?p=686#comment-443 Personally, I found the Clay Aiken comment homophobic and offensive. :-(

]]> By: johnfx http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/05/19/database-smells-redneck-style/#comment-216 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 23:15:05 +0000 http://improvingsoftware.com/?p=686#comment-216 I should be posting at least one more this week, hopefully two. Thanks for your patience.

]]> By: GarykPatton http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/05/19/database-smells-redneck-style/#comment-215 Tue, 16 Jun 2009 11:11:27 +0000 http://improvingsoftware.com/?p=686#comment-215 How soon will you update your blog? I’m interested in reading some more information on this issue.

]]> By: Jason Carlson http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/05/19/database-smells-redneck-style/#comment-186 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 19:53:12 +0000 http://improvingsoftware.com/?p=686#comment-186 Your database might be a redneck if…
* The database is set to full recovery model, but has never had the transaction log backed up
-OR-
* The database has never had a full backup
-OR-
*There ARE regular backups scheduled, but amazing is set to overwrite the same backup file each time… which is located on the same drive as the data files, and the log files, and the tempdb data and log files.

]]> By: Travis http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/05/19/database-smells-redneck-style/#comment-183 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 13:51:41 +0000 http://improvingsoftware.com/?p=686#comment-183 Thanks for the great laugh, and solid set of database no, no’s

I didn’t see anything about the Stored Procedures that actually take longer to execute than a standard query and lock the entire database before commit.

I ran into those on a site that sold paper products. Took a bonfire to get it fixed.

]]> By: FizzBuzz » Redneck Databases http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/05/19/database-smells-redneck-style/#comment-179 Fri, 12 Jun 2009 07:13:38 +0000 http://improvingsoftware.com/?p=686#comment-179 [...] Your database might be a redneck if. [...]

]]> By: johnfx http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/05/19/database-smells-redneck-style/#comment-73 Wed, 27 May 2009 18:53:28 +0000 http://improvingsoftware.com/?p=686#comment-73 I thought the Clay Aiken joke was more memorable. Plus I had to get the affiliate link in for the Greek National Tourism Organization. j/k.

Sorry about the pun, when you have Greek in-laws these things happen.

]]> By: K http://improvingsoftware.com/2009/05/19/database-smells-redneck-style/#comment-70 Wed, 27 May 2009 16:50:57 +0000 http://improvingsoftware.com/?p=686#comment-70 Tell it straight: was this whole article just an excuse to make the Parthenon joke, and that awful, awful, awful Hellas pun?

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