For more info see the wikipedia entry on meme's. Denis Gobo called me out. I think it goes back like this: Denis Gobo > Andy Leonard > Frank La Vigne > Pete Brown > Chad Campbell > Dan Rigsby > Michael Eaton > Sarah Dutkiewicz > Jeff Blankenburg > Josh Holmes > Larry Clarkin
How old were you when you first started programming?
I wouldn't call myself a developer but I walk the grey line that all DBA's must. IMO, a good DBA usually has to administer the OS, write code and troubleshoot the network when the finger is pointed at SQL.
How did you get started in programming?
I really not old(school) like some of these that I have read. ;) My first programing was space invader like program that my lab partner and I wrote(mostly copied from the book.). I don't remember the hardware. The year was '82 - '83 and I was in 3rd grade. I slept through most of my other computer ed classes. I didn't get my own computer until '95.
What was your first language?
BASIC what else?
What was the first real program you wrote?
An online ticketing application in classic ASP\SQL. I wrote it from the ground up in my free time. It was going to be the next ticketmaster.com but after I wrote it I got bored with it. I would rather geek out than market and manage. lol
What languages have you used since you started programming?
BASIC, SQL, VB6, VB Script, ASP, VB.net, powershell
What was your first professional programming gig?
I have never had a proper programming job. I started off doing tech support for Windows 95 and IE3\4. I have been in multiple positions at my current company for the last 9 years. All have been SQL related.
If you knew then what you know now, would you have started programming DBA'ing?
Hell yes. There is no way I could not do it.
If there is one thing you learned along the way that you would tell new developers, what would it be?
The only stupid question is the one you haven't google'd before asking.
p.s. Learn the command line.
What’s the most fun you’ve ever had … programming?
Using @assmilk for a variable. P.S. http://www.thewebsiteisdown.com/
Who are you calling out?
Brent O
Peter Debetta
Rob Farley
Arcane Code
Rhonda Tipton
Chris Shaw
Kevin Hill
Zain Naboulsi
posted @ Monday, July 07, 2008 5:39 AM by Sarah Dutkiewicz
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