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  • RE: Subroutines in TSQL

    Jeff Moden (3/3/2011)


    Telarian (3/3/2011)


    Jeff Moden (3/3/2011)


    Oh, be careful now. "It Depends". 🙂 Scalar and Multi-Line Table Valued Functions (mTVF) can very quickly turn code into some pretty nasty,...

  • RE: Subroutines in TSQL

    SQLkiwi (3/3/2011)


    Eric M Russell (3/3/2011)


    When I need to join a resultset from a remote server, like from a linked server connection, neither a View or TVF are beneficial. I'll typically...

  • RE: Subroutines in TSQL

    When I need to join a resultset from a remote server, like from a linked server connection, neither a View or TVF are beneficial. I'll typically execute a parameterized pass-through...

  • RE: Subroutines in TSQL

    SQLkiwi (3/3/2011)


    Eric M Russell (3/3/2011)


    Depending on the circumstance, a view can replace the functionality of a scalar or table valued function and do so more efficiently.

    In 2005 or later, I...

  • RE: Subroutines in TSQL

    Depending on the circumstance, a view can replace the functionality of a scalar or table valued function and do so more efficiently. I once developed a datawarehouse and reporting application...

  • RE: Odd Questions

    amenjonathan (3/2/2011)


    Some experience at my prior employer lends me to believe they may have thought you weren't planning on staying? My last employer hired two very overqualified people to fill...

  • RE: Odd Questions

    CirquedeSQLeil (3/1/2011)


    Eric M Russell (3/1/2011)


    CirquedeSQLeil (3/1/2011)


    Koen Verbeeck (2/28/2011)


    CirquedeSQLeil (2/28/2011)


    Worst / strangest question was "how many of _______ can fit in a bus?" The interviewer wanted to argue with my...

  • RE: Odd Questions

    CirquedeSQLeil (3/1/2011)


    Koen Verbeeck (2/28/2011)


    CirquedeSQLeil (2/28/2011)


    Worst / strangest question was "how many of _______ can fit in a bus?" The interviewer wanted to argue with my answer - which I...

  • RE: Odd Questions

    CirquedeSQLeil (2/28/2011)


    Worst / strangest question was "how many of _______ can fit in a bus?" The interviewer wanted to argue with my answer - which I thought was somewhat...

  • RE: Odd Questions

    Interviewing for a job is a lot like going out on a first date. The goal shouldn't be to say all the right things that land you the job, the...

  • RE: Will You Become a Master?

    Master Luke didn't have a day job, a family, a commute, or any of the other things that compete for the limited time that most of us have. Also, most...

  • RE: Odd Questions

    There have been times in the past when I've gone to an interview because the job description looked good or a recruiter talked it up as a good opportunity, and...

  • RE: Odd Questions

    Jeff Moden (2/28/2011)


    Eric M Russell (2/28/2011)


    Jeff Moden (2/25/2011) . . .

    You're locked in a cell with a steel floor. At the center of the room is a pipe with...

  • RE: Odd Questions

    Sarah B (2/25/2011)


    The strangest interview question I was ever asked was: Why do think there is such a big homeless problem in the US?

    I don't remember my answer because...

  • RE: Odd Questions

    Jeff Moden (2/25/2011) . . .

    You're locked in a cell with a steel floor. At the center of the room is a pipe with massively thick walls securely welded...

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