Happy 4th of July
A blooper collection of mistakes and errors from a variety of editorials on this holiday weekend.
Happy 4th of July
A blooper collection of mistakes and errors from a variety of editorials on this holiday weekend.
Missing Date Ranges- the Sequel
Alex Kozak returns with another Date puzzle. A question from a Simple-Talk reader gives Alex the inspiration to see if is possible to list unused date ranges in one Select statement.
The Database Weekly Update for July 7, 2008
Intel is moving in the direction of more and more cores on a single CPU, so what does that mean for programmers?
The Database Weekly Update for July 7, 2008
Intel is moving in the direction of more and more cores on a single CPU, so what does that mean for programmers?
The Database Weekly Update for July 7, 2008
Intel is moving in the direction of more and more cores on a single CPU, so what does that mean for programmers?
The Many Uses of Coalesce in SQL Server
Many times people come across the Coalesce function and think that it is just a more powerful form of ISNULL. In actuality, I have found it to be one of the most useful functions with the least documentation. In this tip, I will show you the basic use of Coalesce and also some features you probably never new existed.
Congratulations to Our New MVPs
Two longtime members of the SQLServerCentral.com community received the well-deserved MVP status this week. Congratulate Jeff Moden and Michael Coles.
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Question of the Day
A Big PK
In SQL Server 2025, how many columns can be included in a Primary Key constraint?
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