TDD for SQL Server using tSQLt course certificates now available
I have been asked a few times now for course completion certificates so I have decided to give out certificates...
2018-07-18
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Ed Elliott's Sql Developer Blog
TDD for SQL Server using tSQLt course certificates now available
I have been asked a few times now for course completion certificates so I have decided to give out certificates to anyone who pays for a plan and sends...
2018-07-18
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mentor or mentee be, be both, be neither, be happy
TLDR: There is a new exciting community slack channel where you can find a mentor, a mentee or both if...
2018-07-06
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mentor or mentee be, be both, be neither, be happy
TLDR: There is a new exciting community slack channel where you can find a mentor, a mentee or both if that floats your boat. The great Chrissy LeMaire (https://twitter.com/cl)...
2018-07-06
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Deploying to Azure Without Writing JSON Arm Templates
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TLDR; ARM templates are a great way to deploy to Azure, setting up...
2018-06-19
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Deploying to Azure Without Writing JSON Arm Templates
Reading Time: 6 minutes (not a minute longer)
TLDR; ARM templates are a great way to deploy to Azure, setting up...
2018-06-19
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Deploying to Azure Without Writing JSON Arm Templates
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TLDR; ARM templates are a great way to deploy to Azure, setting up a template that can deploy an entire environment from...
2018-06-19
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Running MySQL on a VSTS build agent
I had a requirement to run MySQL on a VSTS hosted build agent and then to be able to run...
2018-05-08
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Running MySQL on a VSTS build agent
I had a requirement to run MySQL on a VSTS hosted build agent and then to be able to run commands from outside of the container and this gave...
2018-05-08
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Database testing and ETL processes
Unit testing using tSQLt is really great, you call FakeTable on any tables your code touches and then insert the...
2018-05-10 (first published: 2018-05-01)
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UNISTR Escape
In SQL Server 2025, I run this command:
SELECT UNISTR('*3041*308A*304C\3068 and good night', '*') as "A Classic";
What is returned? (assume the database has an appropriate collation)
A: 
B: 
C: 
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