No Non-competes
More and more technology workers are being asked to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of their employment. But is that fair? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
2008-09-06
63 reads
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No Non-competes
More and more technology workers are being asked to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of their employment. But is that fair? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
2008-09-06
74 reads
No Non-competes
More and more technology workers are being asked to sign non-compete agreements as a condition of their employment. But is that fair? Steve Jones has a few thoughts.
2008-09-06
72 reads
How Important Is Usability?
As DBAs, we don't often deal with the human interface side of the applications that we build, but it is important. And we want to be sure that anything we develop considers the end user's perspective. Steve Jones asks how much should this matter?
2008-09-05
110 reads
2008-09-05
2,785 reads
Positive Blogging
Blogging is increasingly becoming a part of more and more people's lives. But to what extent should it be part of your corporate image? Steve Jones has a few comments about a very interesting blog he found.
2008-09-04
94 reads
How Important Is Usability?
As DBAs, we don't often deal with the human interface side of the applications that we build, but it is important. And we want to be sure that anything we develop considers the end user's perspective. Steve Jones asks how much should this matter?
2008-09-04
67 reads
How Important Is Usability?
As DBAs, we don't often deal with the human interface side of the applications that we build, but it is important. And we want to be sure that anything we develop considers the end user's perspective. Steve Jones asks how much should this matter?
2008-09-04
54 reads
How Important Is Usability?
As DBAs, we don't often deal with the human interface side of the applications that we build, but it is important. And we want to be sure that anything we develop considers the end user's perspective. Steve Jones asks how much should this matter?
2008-09-04
63 reads
Kindle - Value on the Road
I still need to jot some thoughts about using the Kindle, but a quick note from traveling.
I downloaded 3 or...
2008-09-03
434 reads
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Fun with JSON II
I have some data in a table:
CREATE TABLE #test_data
(
id INT PRIMARY KEY,
name VARCHAR(100),
birth_date DATE
);
-- Step 2: Insert rows
INSERT INTO #test_data
VALUES
(1, 'Olivia', '2025-01-05'),
(2, 'Emma', '2025-03-02'),
(3, 'Liam', '2025-11-15'),
(4, 'Noah', '2025-12-22');
If I run this query, how many rows are returned?
SELECT t1.[key] AS row,
t2.*
FROM OPENJSON(
(
SELECT t.* FROM #test_data AS t FOR JSON PATH
)
) t1
CROSS APPLY OPENJSON(t1.value) t2; See possible answers