Poor Little Misunderstood Views
Some people love ‘em, some people hate ‘em. But, one thing I have found to be nearly universal is that...
2010-07-29
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Implicit Data Conversion: The "HHidden" Bottleneck
Have you ever written a query that just seems to take forever? You have looked it over time and time...
2010-07-13
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WHERE to begin
Many people, once they start getting comfortable writing SQL, begin asking the same questions. One such common question is “Does...
2010-07-07
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Indexes are best utilized in WHERE, not JOIN
A pervasive oversight in database indexing by newer database users is relying solely on indexes used for joining tables together...
2010-07-01
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Function Calls are Evil Incarnate
The following queries look extremely innocent. However, they are all application killers once the target table grows to more than...
2010-06-28
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My SELECT statement has hung!
One of the first roadblocks many developers run into when using SQL Server for the first time is firing off...
2010-06-24
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The Power of Indexes
Time and time again I have run into the scenario where a developer who is moving into using databases is...
2010-06-22
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Killer I/O
Here’s a big statement
WHEN WRITING DATABASE QUERIES, 95% OF THE TIME THE BOTTLENECK IS IN THE I/O, not the CPU,...
2010-06-10
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A Guitar is Just a Piece of Wood
In my real-life I play guitar. Being an analytical sort-of-fella I found myself inhaling all the books, videos, advice, etc....
2010-06-08
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The Nature of the Database-Driven Developer
Bear with me as I wax philosophical for two sentences. Our societies are becoming more polarized with each passing day. ...
2010-06-03
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #193 - Notes to Self
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T-SQL Tuesday is a monthly blog party hosted by a different community member each...
T-SQL Tuesday #193 – Notes to my past self and from my future self
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It has been a while since my last T-SQL Tuesday blog. When I saw...
T-SQL Tuesday #193 – Notes to past and future me
The last T-SQL Tuesday of the year is hosted by my good friend Mike...
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What is the PRODUCT
In SQL Server 2025, what does this return?
CREATE TABLE Numbers ( n INT) GO INSERT dbo.Numbers ( n ) VALUES (1), (2), (3) GO SELECT PRODUCT(n) FROM dbo.NumbersSee possible answers