Long time, no posts
I was working on two publisher contracts at the same time. I highly recommend never doing that. One is done, though, and it’s officially published as of September 2022....
2022-10-27
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How to “Rename” the Master Branch to Main in Git in Azure DevOps
I believe that language matters, and that it is worth our effort to move away from language associated with slavery and racism whenever possible. Azure DevOps doesn’t technically allow...
2020-06-26
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Create a Build with YAML for SQL Change Automation in Azure DevOps
I used to make fun of YAML because I was scared of it. I still make fun of YAML, but I’m not scared of it anymore now that Rob...
2020-06-25
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Learn TSQL for free online – starting today
Thanks to the support of Redgate, I’ve launched a new course which teaches you the basics of TSQL. The course is totally free, no logins required — we don’t...
2020-05-11
65 reads
Join the Best Worst Code Contest today at 5pm BST / Noon Eastern #BestWorstCode
I have an idea! Let’s have a “Worst Code Contest.” Why do this? Bad code is really fun — at least, when you write it on purpose. And other...
2020-04-24
22 reads
Your team can’t stop writing crappy code. Will Intelligent Query Processing fix it?
People have been writing about how evil scalar functions are in SQL Server for ten years. But people still use scalar functions in their code all the time. And...
2020-03-24
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Connecting to the SQL Server Community Online: Uplifting Folks
We’ve got a session coming up in the free Redgate Streamed virtual conference on, “How database DevOps levels up remote work.” When thinking about that session I began thinking...
2020-03-23
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Outlining My Session: Index Tuning in an Agile World
I’m giving a session on index tuning at the upcoming Redgate Streamed free online conference. The conference will be held April 1-3 2020, register here and join us! I...
2020-03-20
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Announcing Redgate Streamed, April 1-3 2020
We’re thrilled to announce Redgate Streamed: a 3 day online virtual community conference, to be held April 1-3, 2020. Register at Redgate.com/RedgateStreamed In this 9 minute livestream, I give...
2020-03-19
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The Learner’s Guide to SQL Server Performance Triage
I’m introducing a series of “learner’s guides” — overviews of a given topic, chock full of links and references. For this first post, the information is based on what...
2020-03-19
49 reads
Blogs
Cool AI sites
By James Serra
As I researched and wrote my OpenAI and LLMs blogs (see Introduction to OpenAI...
A Quick Test Data Manager Eval with My Database Backup
By Steve Jones
I wrote about getting the Redgate Test Data Manager set up in 10 minutes...
How-To Convert Excel Date & Time to SQL
By DataOnWheels
Hey data friends! This one comes from my personal vault (aka backlog of drafts...
Forums
Why you should avoid Implicit Measures in your Power BI model
Comments posted to this topic are about the item Why you should avoid Implicit...
Getting below error
An error occurred during recovery, preventing the database 'XXXXX' (28:0) from restarting. Diagnose the...
Why is "SELECT *" about 10 times faster than "SELECT (ALL Columns)"
Dear all, I have noticed that a "SELECT * ..." is about 10 time...
Question of the Day
Dates and Languages
The string, listopad, translates to a month name in different languages. If I were to run this code, what values are returned?
DECLARE @yourInputDate NVARCHAR(32) = '28 listopad 2018'; SET LANGUAGE Polish; SELECT CONVERT(DATE, @yourInputDate) AS [SL_Polish]; SET LANGUAGE Croatian; SELECT CONVERT(DATE, @yourInputDate) AS [SL_Croatian]; SET LANGUAGE English;See possible answers