Variable Scope in SQL Server
The way variable scoping works in SQL Server has been well documented on MSDN, but I have seen related issues...
2013-01-18
2,837 reads
SQLWise
A really simple Multiprocessing Python Example
Purpose and introduction A Python program will not be able to take advantage of more than one core or more...
2012-12-21
4,760 reads
Playing with Cython
Intro Recently, I came over Cython and started experimenting with it. After some basic testing, I found several things of...
2012-11-23
1,196 reads
Class and instance variables in Python 2.7
The differences and interactions between class variables and instance variables are well described in the Python 2.x documentation, but they...
2012-10-06
2,348 reads
Some Jargon from the SQL Server World
Not long ago I wrote about how to write well about SQL Server, and one major point was that jargon...
2012-09-04
1,126 reads
The effects of an SSD on SQL Server Performance
I. Introduction A little while ago, my wonderful wife Renee got a Solid State Drive (SSD) for me. Being a...
2012-07-29
5,685 reads
New articles posted.
My article Plotting SQL Server Data for Data Visualization is up on MSSQLTips now and discusses using PyQt and Matplotlib...
2012-07-21
820 reads
Writing About SQL Server
I. Introduction I recently submitted my entry for a writing competition as part of my continuing education. While I was...
2012-07-09
1,426 reads
Blogs
Advice I Like: Respect
By Steve Jones
“Don’t aim to have others like you; aim to have them respect you.” –...
Blue Sky Programming – The Optimism Trap
Many years ago, before I joined Oracle, I was working on a major modernisation...
Setting Up a Mac for Data Engineering and AI Work
If you work with data pipelines, SQL, notebooks, or machine learning models, a Mac...
Forums
SQL Art, Part 4: Happy 4th of July — A British DBA's Guide to Celebrating a War We Don't Talk About
Comments posted to this topic are about the item SQL Art, Part 4: Happy...
Is Fabric a Reliable Service or a Ripped Resource?
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Is Fabric a Reliable Service...
locking down agent for new user on our dev machine
hi , a new user wants to be able to add sql agent jobs...
Question of the Day
DBCC CHECKDB Limits I
When running DBCC CHECKDB on SQL Server 2025, can I include the Resource Database?
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