Skipping Checks when Detaching

A New Word: Emodox

emodox – someone whose mood is perpetually out of sync with everyone else around them, prone to feelings of naptime panic, heart-to-heart snark, or dance club pensiveness. I had...

Black Friday 2023

Steve talks a bit about technology and shopping on this US holiday.

Creating a Self Referencing FK in a CREATE Statement–#SQLNewBlogger

I had written about a FK in a CREATE TABLE statement recently, but the second half of this was that after the original question, the person asked if this...

Memories of the PASS Data Community Summit 2023

I’ve been to a lot of conferences, and one that I’ve probably attended the most is the annual PASS Data Community Summit. It’s been listed under various names, but...

Which Thursday is the Holiday?

Further Defining the Window Clause

Having Data Modeling Standards

Today Steve talks about data modeling and how standards can transfer knowledge between developers.

T-SQL Tuesday #168–Roundup

Last week was the 168th T-SQL Tuesday, which I hosted. The invitation is here. I didn’t get much of a chance to check out the posts as I was...

Minimal Stats Creation