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Advent of Code 2022

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Advent of Code is an annual event in which participants solve a series of coding puzzles. It typically begins on December 1 and runs through the end of the...

2022-12-23 (first published: )

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T-SQL Tuesday #156 - Wrap Up

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Thank you everyone for participating! There is a total of 15 submissions and thanks to them, I’ve widened my perspective.
The order of the posts is chosen at random.
Greg Moore
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2022-11-17

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My Toolbox - Everything

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Not everything in the general sense, but a tool called Everything by voidtools (Download link). Usually, I have to make this distinction when googling.
No matter how great is my...

2022-09-27

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My Toolbox - Greenshot

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A picture is worth a thousand words. I use screenshots daily, whether it’s to share results, how-to tutorials, point out mistakes or create memes.
None of the tools I’ve tried...

2022-08-11

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