2016-04-13
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Editorials
2016-04-12
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Hunting in Packs
Waterfall is the practice most destructive to developer productivity? Nonsense, according to Phil Factor. Lack of basic team coordination skills comes much higher in the list.
2016-04-11
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The Data Dewey Decimal System
Steve Jones looks at the idea of cataloging our data sets in order to make it easier for
2016-04-11
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Naming Is Hard
Naming objects and variables in software can create contention in a team. While there are good conventions and standards, ultimately a team just needs to agree on something.
2016-04-07
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2016-04-05 (first published: 2011-12-05)
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Code smells versus transgressions
The oddest SQL practices can be done deliberately for good reason, but are there any that are always wrong, that are so bad that that their use should be prohibited as a matter of policy?
2016-04-04
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2016-04-01
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The Database Transaction Unit (DTU) Decoded
In an Azure SQL Database, you pay for a certain number of DTUs, but what are these? Steve Jones explains.
2016-04-01
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Examining SQL Server 2016
Today Steve Jones wonders if any of you are looking at the next version of our platform, SQL Server 2016.
2016-03-31 (first published: 2016-03-29)
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Blogs
Getting SQL Server 2025 RTM Running in Containers on macOS
SQL Server 2025 RTM is here, and if you’re running Docker on macOS, you...
The PASS Data Community Summit 2025 Recap
By Steve Jones
It’s Monday. I’ve been home since Fri night, but with a busy weekend, I’m...
Microsoft Post-Quantum Crypto APIs Are Now Generally Available
By Brian Kelley
I mentioned this in my talk on Quantum Computing at the PASS Data Community...
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The Ending Substring
In Azure SQL Database and SQL Server 2025, if I run this, what is returned?
SELECT '[' + SUBSTRING('Steve Jones', 7) + ']' See possible answers