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Have you ever wondered how it is that software programs are actually created?   What is it that actually drives developers to spend numerous hours writing thousands of lines of code? … Continue reading Why We Code …

Passing multiple parameters between Crystal Reports and a T-SQL Stored Procedure Part 1:  SQL Server Management Studio SQL code Part 2:  Crystal Reports report setup and SHARED Formulas Crystal Reports is a … Continue reading Crystal Reports and SQL Stored Procedures – Passing Multiple Parameters – Part 1 of 2

Staying up to date with the latest releases is one of the many benefits of being a member of Microsoft’s “Visual Studio Dev Essentials“.   The latest email advised that … Continue reading Microsoft .NET Core 2.0

Background A customer requires product to be identified using serialized labels.  The current front end application only provides an interface to generate labels with product information using Crystal Reports as … Continue reading T-SQL SEQUENCE – An Application

I’m excited about the upcoming release of SQL Server 2017 especially after reading “ Microsoft Data Amp heralds Python in SQL Server 2017, and lots more“.  This will also be … Continue reading SQL Server 2017 and Python

Review:  “Expert T-SQL Window Functions in SQL – Master The Most Useful Addition To SQL In Over A Decade” by Kathi Kellenberger with Clayton Groom, Apress, 152 pages.  Paperback > … Continue reading Expert T-SQL Window Functions in SQL Server

TDM-GCC Compiler Suite and Code::Blocks Almost every programming language requires the installation of a compiler and an editor or IDE (Interactive Development Environment) to accompany it.  Instructions for installing the TDM-GCC compiler suite is the topic of this post. A second post will soon follow that discusses installation of the Code::Blocks IDE.  Code::Blocks is an Open-Source, cross-platform  IDE that supports […]

Personal and business goals motivate us to continually make decisions and take appropriate actions to achieve them.  As anyone who has set a new year’s resolution can attest, setting goals … Continue reading One Step Closer …

Software updates are time consuming but they have to be done at some point.  The most recent updates to my primary office computer include: Visual Studio 2017:  Updated IntelliJ IDEA Ultimate:  Updated … Continue reading Failure Status: Pending – One Reason Why You Need to Backup

The Code::Blocks IDE includes a 32-bit version of the GCC compiler suite (mingw) along with the GNU Debugger or GDB which may be sufficient for most purposes.  Microsoft’s Code Debugger (CDB) is also … Continue reading Code::Blocks and Debugging

Idris is a functional programming language that continues to evolve.  We’re always interested in new, up and coming languages and decided to look a little deeper into Idris. Idris – … Continue reading Idris 0.99

TDM-GCC Compiler Suite and Code::Blocks Almost every programming language requires the installation of a compiler and an editor or IDE (Interactive Development Environment) to accompany it.  Instructions for installing the TDM-GCC compiler suite is … Continue reading Code::Blocks – TDM-GCC Installation – Part 1 of 2