How to Get Started with Version Control for Databases
Today, Kendra talks about why version control for databases is important and how to get started.
2020-02-04
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Kendra Little
Why I Don’t Like Shared Development Databases
Today, Kendra explains why she doesn't like shared development databases.
2020-01-31
502 reads
Why A Query May be Faster the Second Time it Runs
Today, Kendra Little explains why a query may run faster the second time you run it.
2020-01-29
2,488 reads
Two Important ‘ONLINE’ Column-Level Operations in SQL Server
Today Kendra talks about two of the online options used when working with indexes.
2020-01-14
346 reads
The V1 Team’s Doomed Redesign
A new version of an existing application doesn't always provide an upgrade.
2019-03-18
106 reads
Do you work with data? You’ve always got options.
She's ready for the future. Are you?
In preparing for the SQLPeople event, I thought about the role, motivation, and techniques...
2011-04-15
934 reads
Andy Leonard’s great idea: SQLPeople events
Not too long ago, Andy Leonard (blog|twitter) dreamed up the idea to create the SQLPeople community. The community is forming...
2011-04-13
874 reads
To Do: Win Great SQL Training and a Cruise
Wondering what to do when you get a break from work email today?
Make your opening move in a fun contest.
What’s...
2011-03-31
1,904 reads
I laughed, I cried, it was better than CATS: The Fast Track Data Warehouse 3.0 Reference Guide
Careful what you say about cats, lady.
You know what’s crazy?
A comprehensive, technical, well thought-out, and ENJOYABLE document. One written with...
2011-03-30
1,786 reads
Dynamic Management Quickie: Exploring SQL Server’s system views and functions as you work
There’s a lot of dynamic management and system objects to keep track of in SQL Server.
We all sometimes have the...
2011-03-22
1,342 reads
Blogs
Presenting with Visual Studio Code
A while back I wrote a quick post on setting up key mappings in...
Advice I Like: In 100 Years
By Steve Jones
In 100 years a lot of what we take to be true now will...
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is it true we cant debug c# scripts in ssis anymore under vs
Hi, i'm running vs2022. I'm trying out a c# script that i'd like to...
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
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Question of the Day
Missing the Jaro Winkler Distance
I upgraded a SQL Server 2019 instance to SQL Server 2025. I wanted to test the fuzzy string search functions. I run this code:
SELECT JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE('tim', 'tom')
I get this error message:Msg 195, Level 15, State 10, Line 1 'JARO_WINKLER_DISTANCE' is not a recognized built-in function name.What is wrong? See possible answers