Faking Temporal Tables with Triggers
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #106 prompt by Steve Jones. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about...
2018-09-11
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FizzBuzz and Multiple Recursive Member CTEs
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Last week I needed to write a recursive common table expression. I’ve written them before,...
2018-09-07 (first published: 2018-08-21)
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Does The Order Of Index Columns Matter?
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When beginning to learn SQL, at some point you learn that indexes can be created to help improve the performance of queries.
Creating your first...
2018-09-04
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Does The Order Of Index Columns Matter?
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When beginning to learn SQL, at some point you learn that indexes can be created to help improve the performance of queries.
Creating your first...
2018-09-04
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6 Techniques For Troubleshooting Your Code
This post is a response to this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #105 prompt by Wayne Sheffield. T-SQL Tuesday is a way...
2018-08-30 (first published: 2018-08-14)
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Ignoring NULLs with FIRST_VALUE
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The SQL Server FIRST_VALUE function makes it easy to return the “first value in an...
2018-08-28
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Ignoring NULLs with FIRST_VALUE
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The SQL Server FIRST_VALUE function makes it easy to return the "first value in an ordered set of values."
The problem is that if that...
2018-08-28
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Ignoring NULLs with FIRST_VALUE
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The SQL Server FIRST_VALUE function makes it easy to return the "first value in an ordered set of values."
The problem is that if that...
2018-08-28
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FizzBuzz and Multiple Recursive Member CTEs
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Last week I needed to write a recursive common table expression. I've written them before, but it's been a while and needed to visit...
2018-08-21
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FizzBuzz and Multiple Recursive Member CTEs
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Last week I needed to write a recursive common table expression. I've written them before, but it's been a while and needed to visit...
2018-08-21
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Resetting on the AI hype train
By Brian Kelley
There's a great article from MIT Technology Review about resetting on the hype of...
A New Word: Etherness
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etherness – n. the wistful feeling of looking around a gathering of loved ones,...
Vibe Coding a Login Tracking System
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A customer was asking about tracking logins and logouts in Redgate Monitor. We don’t...
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Question of the Day
UNISTR Basics
What does this code return in SQL Server 2025+? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
SELECT UNISTR('Hello 4E16754C') AS 'A Classic';
A: 
B: 
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