Cecil Phillip (@cecilphillip) and Richie Rump (@jorriss) interviewed me for their podcast, Away From the Keyboard.
In the half-hour discussion, we talked about:
- Why I’m a huge believer in giving away stuff for free
- How I got started with Topspeed Clarion, then moved to SQL Server
- When I started blogging, and how that turned into a consulting company
Head on over to AFTK and listen, and stay tuned for part 2.
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Topspeed and Clarion for Windows. I remeber those days. I used Clarion 6 with MS SQL 7 and I that was when I started my transition to becoming a part time DBA and now a full time DBA.
Hi Brent,
First thanks for all the freebies. I found you web site via redgate. I now wonder if I need redgate! Both sp=-blitz and ask Brent are really fantastic. Reading how you ended up being a SL guru and reading your blogs, I think I can rediscover myself at almost 60 years to be SQL admin. But I am possibly past it but you present your ideas and SQl concepts so well in little bullets / tablets whatever you want to call it so well I am sort of holed to your blog.
So thanks again. Behind this is a SQL database / application that is not great that we have to keep running. Written by a big organisation in UK it’s past it’s time and it should be re-written from grounds up. However with so many schools using it and being a real cash cow for this company I don’t think they will risk it.
But with the help of your blog we will add a bit of rocket fuel to it ( not that it’s capable of using it ). we will find a way.
Nalin.
Thanks, glad you like our work!
Hi Nalin,
I’m 52 next month and I’m on my 4th day as a full time DBA. It’s never too late. 🙂 Between this site, John Sanson’s site and the MidnightDBA site you’ll have a ton of what you need. If it interests you, go for it.
Thomas
WOW .. We still have applications written using Clarion, which we are moving from TPS to SQL. I liked the podcast!
Hahaha, I need to call my old boss and see if they’re still using any of my Clarion code.