Bob Cramblitt An interview with Josef Richberg – The Exceptional DBA of 2009 Josef Richberg, a DBA with HarperCollins Publishers, has been selected by judges and the DBA community as winner of 2009's... 03 September 2009 8 min read
Richard Morris Luca Cardelli: Geek of the Week Luca Cardelli is probably best known for Polyphonic C# and Biocomputing, but he has designed a number of experimental languages... 02 September 2009 7 min read
Richard Morris Sir Tony Hoare: Geek of the Week After inventing the QuickSort algorithm, and designing the compiler for the Algol 60 programming language, Tony Hoare went on to... 18 August 2009 14 min read
Richard Morris Chuck Moore: Geek of the Week Charles Moore is one of the greatest ever programmers. The 'Forth' language he invented is still in use today, particularly... 05 August 2009 13 min read
Richard Morris Richard Stallman: Geek of the Week Many famous geeks work away at their programs without considering the wider implications of what they, and others, are doing.... 20 July 2009 12 min read
Richard Morris Niklaus Wirth: Geek of the Week It is difficult to begin to estimate the huge extent of the contribution that Niklaus Wirth has made to IT... 02 July 2009 11 min read
Phil Factor To Boldly Ask IT for Development Work Phil has always been mystified by the way that, in Science-Fiction films, the crew of space-ships are able to reprogram... 22 June 2009 10 min read
Richard Morris Craig Newmark: Geek of the Week Occasionally, readers of Simple-Talk will ask quizzically if the 'Geek of the Week' that the editors have chosen really is... 15 June 2009 9 min read
Karla Kay Remail Thinking of Setting up a SQL Server Users Group? The work of setting up a SQL Users Group isn't always easy, but, as Karla relates, it can be a... 03 June 2009 11 min read
Richard Morris Ken Blanchard meets the One Minute Reporter With economic doom and gloom all around him, Richard Morris decides to seek advice before starting a business. Who better,... 28 May 2009 7 min read
Phil Factor The Book ‘Confessions of an IT Manager’ For three and a half years, the 'Confessions of an IT Manager', by Phil Factor, have been a distinctive part... 27 May 2009 7 min read
Richard Morris Marc Wick: Geek of the Week Marc Wick is the genius behind GeoNames, the free Web Service that powers a number of popular GPS applications and... 06 May 2009 8 min read
Richard Morris Sarah Lacey on The Rise of Web 2.0 Sarah Lacy's commentary on the IT Industry for BusinessWeek is widely read and causes polarised opinions. She is a skilled... 14 April 2009 14 min read
David Craig Making IT Work in the Public Sector The Information Technology Reform Act, commonly known as the 'Clinger-Cohen' act, spelled the end of the 'Wild West days of... 30 March 2009 19 min read
Richard Morris Anders Hejlsberg: Geek of the Week Anders Hejlsberg, the creative genius behind C#, and much of the .NET framework, had already been famous for sixteen years... 19 March 2009 10 min read
Richard Morris Gail Shaw: Geek of the Week Gail Shaw, the fabled 'gilamonster', earned her MVP, and the gratitude of a great number of SQL Server professional seeking... 09 March 2009 12 min read
Richard Morris Simon Sabin Says SQLBits SQLBits is the largest SQL Server conference in Europe. Because it is held on a Saturday, and is free, it... 03 March 2009 9 min read
Richard Morris Michael Meeks: Geek of the Week Richard Morris talks to Michael Meeks, a young Geek who has made a huge impact on the quality of Open... 09 February 2009 14 min read
Phil Factor Phrenetic Phil and the SQL Shootout Phil Factor turns to burlesque in order to reinforce his point that an ability to answer SQL Technical questions isn't... 03 February 2009 7 min read
David Craig Free Download of David Craig’s book Simple Talk gives their subscribers an exclusive Ebook, Rip Off! by David Craig worth £8.50… 30 January 2009 1 min read
