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Dave Leininger presses keys ... By David Leininger on 12/10/2007
There's no time like the present to start doing something, eh?

In this case, the 'something' is my third attempt to maintain a useful blog. Now, there are many useful blogs out here, depending on what you seek. I am focusing on technology ... specifically, Microsoft development technologies. This has been my world for since 1993, and for ten years prior to that, I was immersed in various database, language, and application technologies.

What have I learned in 25 years? Well, it is clear that you cannot waltz through COMDEX with a couple of bags, collecting brochures and tsotchkes, and understand the 'lay of the land'. Now, it is not possible to 'know' even a single product. Take SQL Server, for instance. In the late 80s, when Sybase and Microsoft were in licensing discussions, it was possible to 'know' the product rather thoroughly. Today, when I meet people who 'know' SQL Server, I ask them, 'Which aspect?'

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