Will Terminators Be Required?
The use of terminators in T-SQL is incredibly inconsistent. Steve Jones thinks it will always be this way.
2018-08-06
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Editorial
Why Volunteering May be a Bad Idea for You
Recently, as I was doing some work for the upcoming PASS Summit, a question popped in my head: “Why am I doing this?” It reminded me of the time when I was young (and idealistic). I went to the leader of a non-profit group asked about making it my permanent vocation. The leader looked at […]
2018-07-30
80 reads
When someone asks you what you do for work, how do you answer?
In many ways job titles matter, just not when telling a stranger what you do for work.
2018-07-30
551 reads
Future Proofing an IT Career
Steve discusses the ways that you can ensure your IT career continues to move forward.
2018-07-23
120 reads
How much database normalization is enough?
Normalization is important for relational databases, but sometimes too much of a good thing can be bad.
2018-07-23
2,515 reads
The Challenge of Failure and of Being Unwired
About to embark on a vacation, Steve talks about the difficulty in letting go.
2018-07-20
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2018-07-19
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2018-07-18
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2018-07-17
84 reads
The Age of Multiple Databases
There are lots of databases to choose from. Steve discusses using more of them in your work.
2018-07-16
109 reads
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...
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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