SQR Masks
It seems appropriate to talk about masks with Halloween coming. More powerful than trick-or-treat facewear, SQR masks can format numbers, analyze dates, and precisely extract characters from strings. Boo! Masks Appear In Many...
Read MorePosted by Steven Alexander | Oct 25, 2009 | Commands |
It seems appropriate to talk about masks with Halloween coming. More powerful than trick-or-treat facewear, SQR masks can format numbers, analyze dates, and precisely extract characters from strings. Boo! Masks Appear In Many...
Read MorePosted by Steven Alexander | Oct 18, 2009 | Business |
Modern office processes are usually a combination of manual, semi-automated, and automated operations. SQR programmers often contribute software to these processes, but our customers don’t always tell us enough about...
Read MorePosted by Steven Alexander | Oct 11, 2009 | Algorithms, Commands |
The SQR language has several families of built-in functions. They range from minor conveniences to potential life savers. There are some surprising inclusions and surprising omissions. I discuss some of the functions I wish we...
Read MorePosted by Steven Alexander | Oct 4, 2009 | Practices |
Last week I paid tribute to Elements of Style. The lesson from that book that impressed me most was to simplify my prose; minimize adjectives and adverbs; replace clichéd phrases with single words; avoid passive voice and...
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