You don't specify the value for max in varchar and varbinary columns; it has a specific value already. Also, the text datatype is deprecated - you should use varchar(max) or...

The square brackets are there in case the object name contains special characters such as a space, eg. [Birth Date]. If you name objects without special characters, eg. BirthDate, the...

I would also recommend the "stairways". You can pick a topic and jump in at whatever your current level is.

https://www.sqlservercentral.com/stairways

My main worry is that these engines can only ever be as good as the data they're trained on. Presumably that means that malicious actors could flood forums, community sites,...

I had a bad experience with an app for theatre tickets.  It required mobile data even to display tickets I had already bought and the theatre was in a...

I had a bad experience with an app for theatre tickets.  It required mobile data even to display tickets I had already bought and the theatre was in a...

In my career I've seen very little difference in ability between people with a degree and people without; still less between those with a CS degree and those with a...

Even between RDBMS there are differences that can have a profound impact on the availability, performance, security and data quality.

There are certain fundamental principles that apply to managing databases,...

I can see why CAST might do that (although I'd expect it to cause an error instead), but why...

Another good reason to clear out unused code is when you have a column that is used to filter results and you find that it can contain a new set...

Are you saying that Stp B, Stp C and Stp D also contain BEGIN TRAN...COMMIT/ROLLBACK pairs and the whole lot is wrapped in a BEGIN TRAN...COMMIT/ROLLBACK in Stp A? If...

Another advantage of taking on a less experienced person (as long as they aren't shy) is their ability to ask a "stupid" question. In an established team, this can lead...

IT often gets compared negatively with physical engineering, but we should remember that people have had centuries more practice at buildings, bridges, etc. yet we still have tragedies like Surfside...

1. Quibbling about spending a few £k on tools that would make development of a project worth several £m quicker and easier.
2. Getting rid of permanent staff with years of...