Basic Git for DBAs: Managing PowerShell Scripts
This next article in the git series looks at managing powershell code in Git.
2022-04-11 (first published: 2020-08-27)
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software development
Microservices
Steve doesn't think microservices work with relational databases, but maybe you can convince him otherwise.
2020-08-27
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Looking Back at Software Development Trends
Steve looks at some of the software development trends from last year, and if they apply today.
2020-08-24
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2020-08-18
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2020-06-30
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Building Better Software for Everyone
Building better software might be a bit more work when we consider ensuring everyone can use our work.
2020-05-25
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Writing Before Reading
We often learn to write code before we really learn to read it, which seems like a problem to Steve.
2026-05-13 (first published: 2020-05-21)
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2020-05-19
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Keeping Unique Aliases
Steve prefers having standards, and today notes that aliases should be included in your standards document.
2020-04-28
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Teams That Ship
Running software teams isn't as easy as it may seem, and the way you manage a startup is different than a mature organization. Steve has a few comments on the process one angel investor implements.
2020-04-14
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Blogs
T-SQL Tuesday #198–Change Detection
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This month we have a new host, Meagan Longoria, who graciously agreed to help...
Redgate and Rome
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I’m at the UK Redgate office today, meeting with senior leaders in all areas...
Quick Tip: Check Most DTU Expensive Queries in Azure SQL Database
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Restoring Azure Key Vault Keys and Validating SQL Server TDE Recovery: Level 7 of the Stairway to TDE
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Permissions Removal When Changing Object Schema
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Question of the Day
Creating a JSON Document IV
I have this data in a table called dbo.NFLTeams
TeamID TeamName City YearEstablished ------ -------- ---- --------------- 1 Cowboys Dallas 1960 2 Eagles Philadelphia 1933 3 Packers Green Bay 1919 4 Chiefs Kansas City 1960 5 49ers San Francisco 1946 6 Broncos Denver 1960 7 Seahawks Seattle 1976 8 Patriots New England 1960If I run this code, how many rows are returned?
SELECT YearEstablished, json_objectagg(city : TeamName) FROM dbo.NFLTeams GROUP BY YearEstablished;See possible answers