I am certain not all DBA’s are perfect, but I am also certain not all developers are either. At the end of the day, if you cannot laugh at yourself, then you need a vacation.

You should also understand that stories being related in a blog do not always come through as well as if they are told personally. In other words, if we were at the pub having a beer we could swap the same stories and you would not come away with the same feeling as if you had read the story on a blog.

It sounds as if you are frustrated with your current DBA, but I am willing to bet if you spent more time together you would develop a strong working relationship. In the case here, what you are not aware of is that this developer routinely shuns details. For example, after filling up the log once, they demanded that their database be put into simple mode in order to avoid the disk from filling up again. We tried to explain what is meant by simple recovery mode to which they replied “I don’t need to know those technical details, just make sure the disk doesn’t fill up again.” Now, this is a developer that walks around proudly displaying their MCSD designation. Sorry, but what solutions are they certified to develop such that they do not have an understanding of transactions, recovery mode, etc.?

We are not asking them to know everything, only a fool would expect someone to know everything. What we are asking for is that they have a desire to learn things, to not be stubborn, and admit mistakes when they happen. And yes, the same can be said of DBA’s.

Enjoy the rest of the stories. If you would like to contribute, let us know. SQLDumbass is about anything related to SQL, so it can be a post about developers, Microsoft, or DBA’s. It doesn’t matter, we just want to protect identities, but share some funny stories. If you want to rant about your DBA, then this is the place to do it.

So, don’t get your knickers in a twist about what you read here!