Complexity. How it is calculated.
What are the magic pink numbers you can see in Code Outline window?The answer is very simple - these are Code Complexity...
2014-05-28 (first published: 2014-05-23)
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SQL Code Guard
Varchar "miracle" and best practice
I've just spent fifteen minutes helping colleague to find "miracle in t-sql code".
- There should be rows, definitely! I can...
2014-05-20
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ExpressProfiler: The New Kid on the Block
I'm pleased to inform you that yet another of my pet-projects, ExpressProfiler, joined the rapidly growing family of Ecosystem-based tools...
2014-05-15
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Psst! Wanna some API?
If you have already visited SQL Code Guard's website you might notice a reference to an "API for custom tool...
2014-05-11
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A few words about simplicity: Using Red-Gate Ecosystem framework
In my first blog post I briefly covered when and why I created SQL Code Guard (SCG).To be honest, the first version...
2014-05-04
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When issue is not exactly "issue"
In last release of SQL Code Guard (2.4.5222) I've added few issues which can cause confusion.Eg - ST012 "Consider using temporary table instead of...
2014-04-27
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New release 2.4.5222
Today we released new version of SQL Code Guard - 2.4.5222There are many fixes and improvements, some new rules were added.Full...
2014-04-20
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Why I Developed SQL Code Guard: A Fairy Tale from a DBA
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away….
About ten years ago, I realized I was spending more than...
2014-02-24
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Blogs
Learn about Modern Microsoft Apps in San Diego
By Steve Jones
I wrote about learning today for the editorial: I Can’t Make You Learn. I...
How To Deploy Fabric SQL and Azure SQL Databases with Azure DevOps
By ReviewMyDB
Fabric has CI/CD built in, but if you've tried to use it for database...
A New Word: Attriage
By Steve Jones
attriage – n. the state of having lost all control over how you feel...
Forums
SSRS Reminded Me of the Time Microsoft Retired TMG
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Getting results from a Procedure to join to a query
I have a need to execute a stored procedure and return the results to...
Upgrade 2016 Standard to 2022 Express
Title pretty much says it all - can this be done? I've tried several...
Question of the Day
BIT_COUNT II
In SQL Server 2025, I have a table (dbo.UserPermission) that contains this data:
UserID UserPermissions 15 23 37 4 NULLWhat is returned when I run this code:
select bit_count(UserPermissions) as PermissionCount from dbo.UserPermission where UserID = 4;See possible answers