Learning a New Development Platform
This past week at work we have been having some in-depth training. The interesting thing is it hasn't been SQL...
2009-06-18
1,335 reads
Lynn Pettis
- Interests: Sci Fi, Fantasy, Swords and Sorcery, Computers, Soccer (coach and ref)
SSC, more than a Forum, it is a Community
I recently posted a poll on SQLServerCentral.com asking what sites people tended to frequent. So far, there haven't been a whole lot of votes, but those who have, have been unanimous in using SQLServerCentral.com and have indicated that there are...
2009-06-17
1,211 reads
SSC, more than a Forum, it is a Community
I recently posted a poll on SQLServerCentral.com asking what sites people tended to frequent. So far, there haven't been a...
2009-06-07
1,612 reads
My Latest Articles
A few weeks ago I mentioned my blog that I would have two articles published on sswug.org. Well, they have...
2009-06-04
1,573 reads
Comparing Hardcoded functions, In-Line TVF's, and Scalar Functions
While perusing some of the threads on SQLServerCentral.com one of the questions that hit me was regarding the use of scalar functions in queries. In this particular case, in the column list of a SELECT statement. Did it make sense to encapsulate a routine...
2009-05-12
1,958 reads
Comparing Hardcoded functions, In-Line TVF's, and Scalar Functions
While perusing some of the threads on SQLServerCentral.com one of the questions that hit me was regarding the use of...
2009-05-07
3,352 reads
When a Community Rallies!
I have been a bit lax these past few days, but I have been having a bit of a writers block not knowing what to write about. Well, I realized this evening there is something worth writing about, and it is happening right now on SQLServerCentral.com. An...
2009-05-07
1,496 reads
Published, Again!
I have written two new articles and they are going to be published, not on SSC but on SSWUG. I...
2009-05-02
1,285 reads
When a Community Rallies!
I have been a bit lax these past few days, but I have been having a bit of a writers...
2009-04-27
1,455 reads
Career Development and Training
I know I discussed this in an early post, but it seems to have reared its ugly head again. This...
2009-04-17
1,585 reads
Blogs
Take Time to Gain Perspective
By Brian Kelley
Probably the best piece of advice I ever received is to take time to...
The Fringe Festival
By Steve Jones
I was lucky enough to take a vacation a decade ago in Edinburgh with...
Demo for Parameter Sniffing and Memory Grant Feedback
Disclaimer: The following is built with Claude Code. Just need to justify my $100/mo...
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