If you plug into SSMS, then you're not learning. You're gaining points, but the idea is to test yourself and see if you can answer.

Our office started using Slack a couple of years ago.  There was little instruction, no best practices.  People added me to channels and I had no idea why.  I...

lol, I like that. I have tended to be...

So far I'm eeking things out. Somehow despite a nice comeback from Mr. Allen, Mr Mahomes exceeded expectations again.

I'm worried about bye weeks now.

I guess you might need to check the table exists. Sorry, I saw this on mobile and missed the "table" note in your comment.

Hadn't thought about checking for a table...

That's what alter table drop column if exists does.

SQL in a Nutshell from O'Reilly from Kevin Kline is also good

Nothing stands  out, but that's a lot of code, and not formatted (code button in the edit box).

However, is this running? Do you  have open transactions? Depending on data sizes,...

I'll say that I don't mind vendor talks, as long as they're presented as such. I also think lots of vendor employees have deep technical knowledge and share that without...

Love to see this.

My former partner used to say that something had to be 20% better to consider a switch. That has stuck with me a long time as a metric. Is something...

I think Imposter Syndrome is a good driver, and has been for me.

However, it can be crippling, it can lead people to shy away from and avoid taking chances on...

I think Imposter Syndrome is a good driver, and has been for me.

However, it can be crippling, it can lead people to shy away from and avoid taking chances on...

Thank you for this article, Steve. I suffer from impostor's syndrome. There are definite times I've felt inadequate. In fact, impostor's syndrome has prevented me from applying for more...

Great quote.

My condolences as well