January 26, 2012 at 8:26 am
Hi, I'm a BI Analyst by profession - SAS, SPSS, Statistics etc. but about a year ago decided to teach myself SQL so that I wasn't dependent on developers or DBAs for bespoke data extracts.
Anyway, I had a task to do yesterday that I would have always just done in Excel by default.
However, I found myself doing it in SQL Server because I found it easier & more natural - a set-based solution was far better for my problem. I just wanted to celebrate what I see as a fairly significant shift in my way of thinking. . . . . I'm getting there, and I genuinely think the way I think/problem solve has changed.
Just wanted to share 🙂
January 26, 2012 at 8:27 am
. . . . oh, and BTW, thanks to everyone on SSC - I couldn't have done it without the articles & help that I'ver picked up on the forums!
January 26, 2012 at 8:29 am
Congratz buddy! Welcome to team SQL!! 🙂
January 26, 2012 at 8:39 am
Ulysses_Infinity (1/26/2012)
Hi, I'm a BI Analyst by profession - SAS, SPSS, Statistics etc. but about a year ago decided to teach myself SQL so that I wasn't dependent on developers or DBAs for bespoke data extracts.Anyway, I had a task to do yesterday that I would have always just done in Excel by default.
However, I found myself doing it in SQL Server because I found it easier & more natural - a set-based solution was far better for my problem. I just wanted to celebrate what I see as a fairly significant shift in my way of thinking. . . . . I'm getting there, and I genuinely think the way I think/problem solve has changed.
Just wanted to share 🙂
Congrats!
Now write down the date alongside a smiling face on a post-it and put it on the side of your terminal - it will help when you eventually get frustrated in the future! 😀 it works for me.
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Disclaimer: Advice is provided to the best of my knowledge but no implicit or explicit warranties are provided. Since the advisor explicitly encourages testing any and all suggestions on a test non-production environment advisor should not held liable or responsible for any actions taken based on the given advice.January 26, 2012 at 9:13 am
welcome to the party. 🙂
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