[ale] good programmer

[ChangingLINKS.com]

ALE, 04-15-03 0104
I want to thank George Carless for his recent help. I had two scripts that I 
needed help on - I posted one to the list (which George improved), and the 
other dealt with a filter or "database schema."

A member of my site offered to help. I also shopped the idea around to a few 
onshore programmers. The programmers felt that the filter would be complex, 
and one took a stab at it, but the code did not work reliably. George also 
offered his help. Even though he was busy traveling, he gave me the solution 
in one sentence - while at the same time reminding me to go "back to the 
basics." Moreover, he taught me a little about programming/database concepts. 
Even with his solution, he offered further help if I needed it. I am very 
greatful for the ALE, most of it's members, and George's help on the OT. His 
solution reduced my estimated 12-24 hours of work into 1 hour - and be 
because he was so clear, I was able to write the code myself!

George is just yet another example of a 
good-hearted-foriegn-programmer-who-finds-and-executes-solutions-quickly-
even-with-a-busy-scedule-and-seems-to-have-the-attitude-that-code-is-about-
completing-the-task,-not-artistry-or-another-chance-to-ask-"see-how-good-I-am?"

George, your advice has a LOT of value to me and will save me quite a bit of 
time in the future. It helped me finally tie together the benefits of lots of 
separate pieces of complex software and allows me to leverage that bond so 
that I can reduce the effort I expend by half. If there is any way I can 
return a favor sometime, let me know. Thank you!

-- 
Wishing you Happiness, Joy and Laughter,
Drew Brown
http://www.ChangingLINKS.com

PS: The entire answer was to optimize the "database schema" for one table, 
while leaving the others in their original state.

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