4 Reasons To Avoid VARCHAR(8000)
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When first learning SQL Server, I had the brilliant idea of defining every column on my table as VARCHAR(8000). After all, the VARCHAR datatype...
2019-03-19
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4 Reasons To Avoid VARCHAR(8000)
Watch this week's video on YouTube
When first learning SQL Server, I had the brilliant idea of defining every column on my table as VARCHAR(8000). After all, the VARCHAR datatype...
2019-03-19
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Gaps and Islands Across Date Ranges
Watch this week’s episode on YouTube.In a traditional gaps and islands problem, the goal is to identify groups of continuous...
2019-03-12
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Gaps and Islands Across Date Ranges
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In a traditional gaps and islands problem, the goal is to identify groups of continuous data sequences (islands) and groups of data where the...
2019-03-12
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Gaps and Islands Across Date Ranges
Watch this week's video on YouTube
In a traditional gaps and islands problem, the goal is to identify groups of continuous data sequences (islands) and groups of data where the...
2019-03-12
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Dipping into the Cookie Jar
This post is a response to this month’s T-SQL Tuesday #112 prompt by Shane O’Neill. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL...
2019-03-29 (first published: 2019-03-12)
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Dipping into the Cookie Jar
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #112 prompt by Shane O'Neill. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about different database and...
2019-03-12
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Dipping into the Cookie Jar
This post is a response to this month's T-SQL Tuesday #112 prompt by Shane O'Neill. T-SQL Tuesday is a way for the SQL Server community to share ideas about different database and...
2019-03-12
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Time Zones and Daylight Saving Time
Watch this week’s episode on YouTubeAT TIME ZONE is great because it makes it easy to perform daylight saving time and...
2019-03-19 (first published: 2019-03-05)
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Time Zones and Daylight Saving Time
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AT TIME ZONE is great because it makes it easy to perform daylight saving time and time zone conversions in our queries.
However, when using AT...
2019-03-05
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A Big PK
In SQL Server 2025, how many columns can be included in a Primary Key constraint?
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