Tool: KeePass Password Safe password manager/vault
Some time ago I was looking for a password vault and came across some recommendations for KeePass. KeePass is open...
2007-10-31
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If Exists (Select 1...) vs If Exists (select * ...)
If exists is a well known way to improve performance because it returns as soon as it matches a single...
2007-10-30
1,967 reads
SQL Server: Listing all the database roles for a given database user
SQL Server 2005 introduces Common Table Expressions (CTEs), which are great for recursive queries. Previously, in order to do recursion,...
2007-10-30
2,570 reads
How Much Pizza and Soda for a User Group Meeting (Why You Should RSVP)?
After a few meetings of oPASS this year the numbers I use are 2 slices of pizza and 2 drinks...
2007-10-29
1,451 reads
Becoming a DBA, Part I
A recent thread on SQLServerCentral.com had an individual what it took to be a successful DBA. Couple that with a...
2007-10-29
1,677 reads
Structuring the Blog Better
For a variety reasons, including personal/family concerns and workload, I've not been able to write as often as I'd like....
2007-10-28
1,466 reads
Views for Abstraction Posted on SSC
This went up today and there is one great comment about possibly using snapshot isolation as an alternative to the...
2007-10-25
1,364 reads
Steve Jones Finally Reads My Blog!
I've been following Steve's exploits trying to learn the podcasting business and we usually talk about it once a week...
2007-10-25
1,462 reads
SQLSaturday Finally Listed in PASS Connector
If you subscribe to the Connector (the main communication email from PASS.org) you should have gotten one yesterday that finally...
2007-10-25
1,399 reads
Alpha Version of SQLPing3 Command Line Available
Noted SQL Server security expert, Chip Andrews, has released an alpha version of a command-line version of SQLPing3. You can...
2007-10-25
2,309 reads
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...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count('A')
What is returned? See possible answers