Bias, the Serial Killer of Diversity
Today we have a guest editorial from Kellyn Pot'Vin that tackles the tough topic of diversity.
2016-05-27
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Editorials
Should I Stay or Go?
Today we have a guest editorial from Andy Warren that looks at the decision to leave a job. Or not.
2016-05-26
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The Clustered Index is not the Primary Key
As the title says, the clustered index doesn't have to the primary key and vice versa.
2016-05-24
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Boundless Opportunities
There has never been more reasons or better opportunities to learn new skills. Gail Shaw shares her favorite online video training resources sites, what's on her current learning list and why.
2016-05-23
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The Politics of SQL Security
Dealing with SQL Server security when the application it uses is full of security holes.
2016-05-23
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What's Your Test Plan?
This week Steve Jones looks at the formal way in which you might verify changes to your system. Do you have a process?
2016-05-20
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The Complexity of Branches
Branching code creates complexity to development and should be undertaken with caution.
2016-05-19
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Half Baked Features
Steve Jones notes that some features aren't fully developed, but that's not a reason to avoid releasing them.
2016-05-17
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Software Maturity with Release Management
Adding a release management tool to your software development is a sign of maturity.
2016-05-16
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SQL Server RTM - June 1
The next version of SQL Server 2016 will be released on June 1, 2016, which means you can start planning those upgrades.
2016-05-16
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Blogs
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
Forums
is it true we cant debug c# scripts in ssis anymore under vs
Hi, i'm running vs2022. I'm trying out a c# script that i'd like to...
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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Question of the Day
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers