I have been working in various computer languages for a long time. When I saw that the || operator was coming, I was a bit confused as to why we needed this, and how it would work. After all, this is a part of other languages. I decided to dig in a bit. This is […]
2025-12-19
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I am not much for working in languages other than English. That's my native language and I know little about others. However, the last few years I find myself using emojis more and more in quick communications as they seem to add some fun to the interaction. And those interactions need to be stored in […]
2025-12-05
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2025-12-03
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2025-12-01
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This is a list of the builds for SQL Server 2025. There are other build lists available here. A list of all the builds that I can find and install on my Build VM. If you find a build not listed here, please let the webmaster know (webmaster at sqlservercentral.com). All builds are listed in […]
2026-02-02 (first published: 2025-11-24)
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2025-11-21
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If you’re a SQL Server DBA or developer looking to harness AI for your everyday scripting workflows, this article will walk you through building an AI-powered T-SQL assistant using Python and SQL Server.
2025-11-19
SQL Server 2025 has been released to GA. Read about the new version in this piece by Bob Ward.
2025-11-19 (first published: 2025-11-18)
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This article takes a look at the changes in SQL Server 2025 to the SUBSTRING function.
2025-11-07
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This article examines the new regular expression functions added to T-SQL in SQL Server 2025.
2025-10-31
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In SQL Server 2025, I run this code:
select bit_count(-1)What is returned? See possible answers