It seems like updates have been a little sparse, I guess I am in hermit mode. All of you who know me are familiar with this peculiar habit of mine. I guess when I am wrestling with certain mental challenges, I kind of fall into my own private head space. So, lets do a quick update.
Holidays - The holidays were great. I had a lot of fun with family and friends. Enjoyed seeing lots of folks I don’t get to hang out with often. New Years was at my house, and I had a small group of friends over for food and drink, as well as a little roof top firework amusement.
Health - Ever since I left my old job, my stress levels have vastly improved. I am doing stuff right now that is challenging, but is happening at my own pace, and it has left me feeling pretty good.
Work - Things are progressing quite well. My current software project is making progress, slowly but surely. I am revisiting lots of old work, trying to clean it up, make it better/stronger/faster. I essentially taught myself an entire new skill set working on this project, and it shows when I go back over my oldest work.
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I am working on solving a couple of challenging coding problems right now, and I am not quite ready to just go out and buy a solution (though that might happen). Two interesting ones are….
A SQL Query Builder - I want to have a query tool built into my application so that advanced users can go in and ask more detailed questions than are typically available. Of course, this kind of access means that I need to make sure that the client is not asking stupid (ie. Dangerous) questions that will affect the stability or security of the system (can’t allow INSERTS or UPDATES for example).
A Dynamic T-SQL Stored Procedure Generator using Parameters - I am trying to build more generality into certain critical T-SQL stored procedures to ensure more downstream code flexibility as technologies change. Also, it keeps the number of total procedures down, which makes code maintenance easier.
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So, that is a quick recap. I am planning on watching the Pats on Sunday, who else has similar plans?
