ricramblings.blogspot.com/2014/12/select… I just did this test on my super-cool autonomous database and it's still true. No surprise to me.

Why is it soooooo hard to use meaningful alias names? Over 300 lines of SQL code and all you got is "a" and "b"? Come on folks.

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I think everyone who writes SQL needs to read this again. ricramblings.blogspot.com/2020/12/correl…

A little something for your Boxing Day reading: ricramblings.blogspot.com/2023/12/ctes-a…

As the year closes out and we reflect back on days gone by and ponder the days ahead, I thought it would be a good time to point to a post I did back in March this year. Happy New Year! 🥳 ricramblings.blogspot.com/2023/03/lookin…

And on a very cold morning (where I am), a bit of reading for you. ricramblings.blogspot.com/2024/01/a-misu…

Definition of insanity when working with computers: Doing the same thing over again, expecting the same results and getting something different. 🤯

Join Rob Lockard #ACED and Roger Cornejo as we welcome true royalty in the Oracle technical community, Julian Dontcheff on the Grey Beards podcast. rogercornejo.com/events/2024/2/…

I know you've all been asking yourselves "When is Ric going to post another exciting blog post?" Well here it is!! :-) ricramblings.blogspot.com/2024/04/exists…

Cloud World '24 I'll be there! ricramblings.blogspot.com/2024/08/cloud-…

It appears that maybe some folks would benefit from reading this post. ricramblings.blogspot.com/2014/12/select…

Oracle Cloud World 24 is done! ricramblings.blogspot.com/2024/09/cloud-…

And why is it that so many systems STILL can handle the fact that my last name has a space in it. THIS ISN'T THAT HARD PEOPLE!! 🙄

Need a break? Try this: ricramblings.blogspot.com/2024/10/someth…

Parallel is not the same as simultaneous. Many folks will say “we run these jobs in parallel” when they really mean “we run these jobs simultaneously”. There is a difference. Parallel jobs don’t interfere with each other. Simultaneous jobs certainly can and nearly always do.

A new blog post: ricramblings.blogspot.com/2025/03/hittin…

This has been quite the year for me. My dad passed away recently to add to my major events of the year. ricramblings.blogspot.com/2025/05/its-qu…

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