Banker’s Rounding. What is it good for?
An in depth look at the implications of using Banker's Rounding.
2020-06-15
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Banker’s Rounding. What is it good for?
An in depth look at the implications of using Banker's Rounding.
2020-06-15
Optimize Your SQL by Reformulating the Spec
As SQL developers, we tend to think of performance tuning in terms of crafting the best table indices, avoiding scalar and table valued functions, and analyzing query plans (among other things). But sometimes going back to the spec and applying some properties of elementary math can be the best way to begin to improve performance of SQL queries which implement mathematical formulas. This article is a case study of how I used this technique to optimize my SQL implementation of the Inverse Simpson Index.
2019-09-12
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SQL for 8-year-old Math…But Be Careful of Implicit Type Conversion
How we can use SQL to solve a math problem published in The Guardian...but with a caution about implicit type conversion.
2015-07-14
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Integer left and right shift
3 functions that implement the left (<<), right (>>) and unsigned right (>>>) shift operators, commonly found in C-style languages.
2012-02-15 (first published: 2011-12-30)
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