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Explaining a Database to Non-Programmers (It Won’t Play Your Flash Movie)

July 8, 2007
Pinal Dave
Personal
Database, Memory Lane, SQL Humor, Starting SQL

Explaining a database to non-programmers is a real skill. Here’s my old flash movie story and the plain comparisons that work in any meeting.

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Normalization Jokes and the Normal Forms They Make Fun Of

June 12, 2007
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, Database, Normalization, SQL Humor

Normalization jokes are funny because they are true. Here are the classics in my own words, and the first three normal forms they poke fun at.

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Last Line of a SQL Script: The Joke Every DBA Has Lived

May 14, 2007
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Humor, SQL Scripts, SQL Server Management Studio, SQL Transactions

The last line of a SQL script decides whether your work is saved, rolled back, or still holding locks. Here are the classic endings and how to check them.

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SQL SERVER - SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh

SQL SERVER – SQL Joke, SQL Humor, SQL Laugh

January 26, 2007
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
SQL Humor

A short SQL joke I found on DavidM’s blog on SQLTeam: roll call at DBMS school, and MySQL rushes in late because it thought it was February 31st.

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