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Window Functions vs GROUP BYs

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There are many options available for improving the performance of a query: indexes, statistics, configuration settings, etc...
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2019-04-16

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Window Functions vs GROUP BYs

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There are many options available for improving the performance of a query: indexes, statistics, configuration settings, etc...
However, not all environments allow you to use...

2019-04-16

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Joining on NULLs

It’s important to be aware of columns that allow NULL values since SQL Server may handle NULLs differently than you might expect. Today I want to look at what...

2019-03-26

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Joining on NULLs

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It's important to be aware of columns that allow NULL values since SQL Server may handle NULLs differently than you might expect.
Today I want...

2019-03-26

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Question of the Day

Fun with JSON I

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 *
FROM OPENJSON(
     (
         SELECT t.* FROM #test_data AS t FOR JSON PATH
     )
             ) t;

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