An Alternate
I was out Friday night with family at Parker Days, the festival downtown in my little city and checked email...
2009-06-16
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Tips on Getting Hired – Part 1
I was recently asked for advice about seeking a job, a request we all get from time to time. In...
2009-06-15
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See You In Seattle For PASS 2009!
Last Friday I got the official notice that I've been selected to present a community session at the 2009 PASS...
2009-06-15
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Pensacola Results
A week ago I spoke at the Pensacola SQLSaturday event to about 30 people. A few drifted in late, so...
2009-06-15
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PASS Summit 2009 - PowerShell and Performance
Over the weekend I received the great news that I've been selected to present a new session, Gather SQL Server...
2009-06-15
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Better Know A SSIS Transform – The Pivot Transform
This is part 1 of my 29 part series called Better Know A SSIS Transform. Hopefully you will find the...
2009-06-15
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Notes on SQLSaturday #12 in Portland
I didn’t attend, but wanted to get this written down somewhere!
I’m just catching up on email, Ken Starnes said all...
2009-06-15
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Update on PASS Selection
I received my notification from the PASS Program Committee on Friday evening,
and found out that I will not be...
2009-06-15
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What I Learned at PASS
There’s a contest going on at PASS looking for answers to “Best Thing I Learned at PASS”. I don’t want...
2009-06-15
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Finding a New Laptop Bag – Progress!
Way back on May 19 I wrote about my search for a new laptop bag to replace my somewhat tattered...
2009-06-14
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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...
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BIT_COUNT() IV
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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