Detecting SQL code smells using code analysis
Watch out, watch out, there's a NOLOCK hint about. And probably a few other SQL code smells.
2018-07-02
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Editorials
DevOps is Really Helpful
Steve Jones talks about the practical benefits of using DevOps to smooth out your software development.
2018-07-02
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How are you recharging this year?
Steve Jones asks about your plans to get away from work and refresh yourself.
2018-06-29
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String or binary data would be truncated
This is an error that has plagued SQL Server for a long time. It should be fixed.
2018-06-28
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When Work Gets in the Way of Work
Work sometimes gets in the way of work. Steve Jones notes this can cause stress and problems over time.
2018-06-27 (first published: 2014-10-21)
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2018-06-26 (first published: 2015-04-14)
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2018-06-25 (first published: 2015-02-13)
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2018-06-25
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Common Mistakes
This week Steve Jones is wondering what the common mistakes that T-SQL developers make are.
2018-06-22 (first published: 2015-03-20)
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2018-06-21
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Blogs
Why sys.fn_dblog Is Undocumented And Why It's Still There
By SQLPals
Why sys.fn_dblog Is Undocumented And Why It's Still There Why sys.fn_dblog...
T-SQL Tuesday #202 SQL Server Outage You’ll Never Forget: A Roundup
When I put together the invitation for T-SQL Tuesday #202, I wasn't sure what...
A Last Minute Trip to the EU
By Steve Jones
My life has some crazy travel stretches for sure. Between speaking, office visits, customer...
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The Disabled Index
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Question of the Day
The Disabled Index
I run this code on SQL Server 2022.
CREATE TABLE Drink
(
drinkid INT NOT NULL
CONSTRAINT DrinkPK PRIMARY KEY CLUSTERED,
drinkname VARCHAR(20),
rating NUMERIC(2, 1)
)
GO
INSERT INTO Drink
(
drinkid,
drinkname,
rating
)
VALUES
(1, 'Margarita', 4.5),
(2, 'Mojito', 4.3),
(3, 'Old Fashioned', 4.7),
(4, 'Martini', 4.4),
(5, 'Cosmopolitan', 4.2)
GO
ALTER INDEX drinkpk ON dbo.drink DISABLE
GO
SELECT * FROM dbo.Drink
GO
What is the result? See possible answers