Test-driven development is often taught using simple examples, such as calculating the scores for a game of ten-pin bowling. Using the same practice effectively on a real code base isn’t as easy. This article covers some of the questions that arise when dealing with larger code bases and changing requirements.
2014-04-29
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It is not always easy to do what Excel does with PERCENTILE.INC. Learn what formulas to use in this article.
2014-04-28
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This article outlines how to measure resource usage, and use these measurements to develop quality metrics for Big Data applications.
2014-04-28
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SQLSaturday is a training event for SQL Server professionals and those wanting to learn about SQL Server. This event will be held May 10, 2014. Register while space is available.
2014-04-28 (first published: 2014-04-21)
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There have been some noticable failures of big IT projects this week, but are they always a problem?
2014-04-25
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Documenting the database is always a challenge, and there are many techniques you can use to help all the people on your team understand what all your tables are used for. David Poole brings us an easy way to implement a framework for documentation.
2014-04-25 (first published: 2011-02-17)
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Michael Sorens aims to make PowerShell a bit easier to get going with by providing a series of collections of general-purpose one-liners to cover most of what you'll need to get useful scripting done.
2014-04-25
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Have you received an XML file that must be migrated into a production database? Today’s workshop dives into an ad hoc method of processing relational datasets delivered in an XML file format.
2014-04-24
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There is a stored procedure that must be run by only one user at a time. In this tip, learn how to prevent multiple users from running the stored procedure at the same time.
2014-04-24
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The task of Database Normalization doesn't have to be painful, especially if you follow Old Mother Celko's Normalization Heuristics.
2014-04-23
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Do you know if your SQL Server is really running at its best? To...
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