This is what will happen when a human mind is uploaded to a computer Daemon (by Daniel-Suarez)[^] However, there is clearly a very long way to go before a computer can even come close to the speed of a human brain if this experiment is anything to go by Supercomputer-models-one-second-of-human-brain-activity[^], 1 second of human brain activity = 40 minutes for a supercomputer :|

Try VB without the stabilisers, it's a lot more fun http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/VB/index.asp[^]

No I live in the South East but from Scotland originally.

http://www.reflector.net/2011/04/why-we-reversed-some-of-our-reflector-decision[^] Personally, I think this is the right decision (and the way they should have played it in the first place).

One of the most important things that I look for when hiring anyone, programmers or not, is the ability to communicate clearly and intelligently. I would suggest you start there.

Looked legit to me too.

I loved my first programming job! It was mainly reports and input screens in COBOL on an HP3000. There was a lot of documentation (reading and writing) but that's just the way things are right? I was there about 11 months when the company got bought out and I was kept on as the sole programmer for the entire system! A genuinely arse-clenching, sink or swim experience I can tell you!

http://networks.silicon.com/mobile/0,39024665,39668396,00.htm[^] Personally I don't get why you would want a see-through phone. What do you think? Dave

I'm with you on this one Drew, DevExpress any day of the week. :thumbsup:

I've just started using this having tried MS and Crystal. So far so good! The help and suppoprt these guys offer is also outstanding.

My normal hours are 8:30 to 6 and i try to stick to it, good time-keeping is more important for back office staff than for front office which is fair enough because our front office are normally working all hours even weekends. Try to be in on time but sometimes late because of rubbish train operator and try to leave no later than 6:30 again because of rubbish train operator but do work on the train on the way in and out.

I agree on all points although I'll add that SQL Server will use a whole byte for a bit field and so a dba might consider having only one bit field as wasteful or something. I think the original post stated char(1) so the end result would be comparable but using bit would allow for 7 more bit fields in the table without any row size increase but the same 7 extra char(1) would add 7 more bytes, no brainer for me. Personally I use bit for boolean every time.

Scotland to win :)

In my experience it's not worth the money. I'm self taught and have no degree whatsoever. My first programming job only paid £13k (about $24k) but it was a job, right?. The important thing was that it was a small company and they let me get stuck in right from day one. A few years later I thought that getting certified would help me move into a better (and higher paid) job but the only comment ever made about it was 'Oh I see you're an MCSD' :wtf: The absolutley most important thing is experience. 8 years in and i'm in my dream job (the only thing that could make it better is more working from home). 'Drawing on my fine command of the English language, I said nothing. ' Robert Benchley (1889 - 1945)