SQLSaturday in Wheeling WV and Birmingham, AL
John Baldwin and Morgan Smith are going to repeat in Birmingham this year on Mar 27. They’ve got a great...
2009-12-15
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Blog Posts
Trying to Learn SQL Server – Get the Developer Edition
I had a question from a member of our local user group about options to get a legal copy of...
2009-12-15
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What is Your Greatest Weakness
I was tagged earlier this week by Tim Ford to comment on my biggest weakness. I wish I could say...
2009-12-15
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Why I've Been Writing So Many Non-Technical Posts Lately
The short answer is that's where my heart has been. I write because I feel compelled to write. I don't...
2009-12-15
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Alabama Code Camp 8 on Jan 23, 2010
My friend Ryan Duclos just sent me a reminder about the upcoming Alabama Code Camp on January 23, 2010, in...
2009-12-14
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Mentoring process - How to be a good protégé
I'm reading As Iron Sharpens Iron, which is a classic book on Christian mentoring. Written by Dr. Howard Hendricks and...
2009-12-14
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PASS Update #21
In Update #20 I mentioned that I was hoping to get the chapters portfolio for 2010. A few weeks have...
2009-12-14
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Pearl Knowledge Solutions on A CIO’s Voice
The CIO’s Voice, a blog written by Arun Manansingh, has been mentioned in a number of articles I’ve seen as...
2009-12-14
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Repaired
It’s done, though I’m nervous about my laptop repair. The last entry on the machine prior to shipping is “repl...
2009-12-14
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Rocky Mountain Tech Trifecta v2.0
The Denver Tech Trifecta is set for February 27, 2010 at Metro State College in downtown Denver. If you are...
2009-12-14
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Blogs
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK
Programmatic Tool Calling with the Claude SDK Every morning somebody on the team runs the...
A New Word: Mauerbauertraurigkeit
By Steve Jones
mauerbauertraurigkeit – n. inexplicable urge to push people away, even close friends whose company...
Methodology for dealing with bad data in production
By Brian Kelley
Pinal Dave wrote up his methodology for what to do when you discover bad...
Forums
Why SQL Server Database Attach fails and how to repair it
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Fixing P1 Queries
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Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers