From Zero to Pull Request with Git on Windows
I wrote a guide about using Git and GitHub for "Windows people".
This is the guide I wish was available when...
2014-04-22 (first published: 2014-04-16)
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Blog Posts
I Am Better Than You
That is a patently false statement and total BS. It sure does crawl up your spine though doesn’t it? Why...
2014-04-22
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Last Weeks Top “Reading” Links #80
It’s Monday time for this week’s weekly link round-up. If you want to catch these links “live” (so exciting), follow...
2014-04-22
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Mr. Carter, Where Did You Go?
It has been nearly a month since your last blog post Mr. Carter, and frankly your last post was nothing...
2014-04-22
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Read Flat File Contents to Variable – Write Variable Value to Flat File
When working with SSIS, you’ll often find the need to read the contents of a flat file to a variable,...
2014-04-22 (first published: 2014-04-08)
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SQL Server Internals Presentation Double Time!
I’ll be doing double time over the next two weeks with Two Presentations on SQL Server Internals. It is essentially...
2014-04-22
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SQL Server Training – Spring 2014
I have just returned from a trip to Washington DC where I was delivering course 2105 – SQL Server 2012 DBA...
2014-04-22
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The Powershell Challenge Update
I’ve fallen down on my challenge over the last month. It’s been a content time, with me working more towards...
2014-04-22
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Collation: Temporary objects and variables: Demonstration
I had a recent run in with collation problems and it got me started reading about them. As I read...
2014-04-21
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Notes From The April 2014 oPASS Meeting
Same room but different seating arrangement. Instead of separate table pushed some together, used the space better and more a...
2014-04-21
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Blogs
Runing tSQLt Tests with Claude
By Ed Elliott
Running tSQLt unit tests is great from Visual Studio but my development workflow...
Getting Your Data GenAI-Ready: The Next Stage of Data Maturity
By James Serra
I remember a meeting where a client’s CEO leaned in and asked me, “So,...
Learn Better: Pause to Review More
By Brian Kelley
If you want to learn better, pause more in your learning to intentionally review.
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The Long Name
I run this code to create a table:
When I check the length, I get these results:
A table name is limited to 128 characters. How does this work?