Derik Whittaker

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• Overuse of #Regions

  Before I get started, I personally am a fan of using #regions in my code.  I think it cleans up everything, allowing me to only see what I want to see.  I also know that many of you disagree with me, and that is fine. Here are 2 posts that voice... Posted Jan 15 2008, 07:56 AM by Derik Whittaker with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Development, .Net IDE, Opinion, Best Practice, Rant

• Why using the index for data retrieval is evil

  Today I was refactoring some sql procs along with the corresponding .net code that called the procs. My primary focus was to implement some new business rules (ways to get totals) in the proc.  In doing so, I completely re-wrote the proc.  In... Posted Dec 28 2007, 01:26 PM by Derik Whittaker with | with 5 comment(s) Filed under: Development, .Net, Opinion, Best Practice, Rant

• Source Control, works for code, why not use it for SQL Scripts

  Pretty much any developer with half a brain (or any real world experience) knows that you MUST keep your source code in some sort of source code repository. There are many of them out there, VSS, Vault, TFS, CVS, SVN, the list goes on. If putting your... Posted Nov 21 2007, 08:28 AM by Derik Whittaker with | with 14 comment(s) Filed under: Development, Opinion, Best Practice, Rant