Colm Whelan-Lambert @SpeedUpSQL

You can read all the books & watch all the videos you want about parachute jumping - nothing will give you the same feeling as actually stepping out of the plane. The same applies to learning to code. Just step out. Build something. Fix something. Feel the buzz.

Everyone thinks AI will replace database professionals. What I believe is that DB professionals using AI will be able to do much more, more quickly than those who don't use AI or people who can't code. Learn to code SQL first - then use AI to make yourself better than the rest.

Not saying there's anything wrong with using AI to create your code if that's what suits you. But you'll never feel that sense of achievement of figuring something out for yourself if you're using AI all the time. In short - learn to code,and support your local team.

You get a result that makes you realise why you fell in love with the game in the first place. And that's really the difference between AI and the self-made coders. We do it for the love of it. AI will never know the feeling of a last-minute winner against your local rivals.

Using AI tools to create your code for you is a bit like following a top Premier League club. Learning to code from scratch is like supporting a small club. For example....

I solved a client's problem with 9 characters of code (including spaces)! Just for fun, I asked Chat GPT to fix the same issue and it gave me a solution that would probably work, but take 10x more time. There is no substitute for learning to code and fixing things by yourself.

End of thread! I hope you enjoyed. If you have any stories of infamous database updates, let me know in the comments!

She was a horse therapist. Had the title in her company name. And Moe had unwittingly removed 3 very important letters from that title. Moral of the story - always validate updates to your databases. The tiniest change can have a huge impact!

How a simple database cleanup operation turned into accusations of animal abuse. A cautionary thread....

If you read this far, thanks a million! Let me know your thoughts on the AI phenomenon and if you've started exploring use cases in your own business.

Then ask: "Could AI solve any of these specific problems better than current solutions?" 90% of the time, basic automation beats AI. But when you find that perfect use case, the ROI is astronomical.

AI is not the magic bullet it's made out to be. If you're hearing the "if you're not using AI, you're falling behind" bullshit and thinking about introducing AI to your business, there are 2 things you need to get right first...