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Using input controls for display-only data on GUI Bloopers

Posted by arlene

A blooper that has become common in recent years is using input controls—checkboxes, radio buttons, text fields, etc.—to present data users cannot change. This refers to controls that are never editable, not to ones that are temporarily inactive (grayed).
First, it uses checkboxes to mark “Required” fields. Users can’t change these checkboxes; they are only indicators. [...]

SQL and Data Grouping

Posted by arlene

Grouping data is the process of combining columns with duplicate values in a logical order. For example, a database may contain information about employees; many employees live in different cities, while some employees live in the same city. You may want to execute a query that shows employee information for each particular city. You are [...]

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