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  • RE: Just curious, what are your SQL pet peeves ?

    ORM's

    Uncommented code

  • RE: Interpreting JSON data in SQL Server for Reporting purpose

    We convert between XML and JSON very regularly by using the JSON.NET library in c#.

    you could write an exe that takes in the JSON and easily converts it to XML,...

  • RE: Better Training

    I think there is a HUGE understanding of what Computer Science is (everywhere not here).

    It is not supposed to be a training tool for IT, although it can be.

    Computer Science...

  • RE: How Long Before You Upgrade?

    Currently running 2012 , will upgrade to 2014 this year or next.

  • RE: Problem with creating XML file by nesting functions

    CREATE FUNCTION dbo.SubFunction

    (

    )

    RETURNS XML

    WITH RETURNS NULL ON NULL INPUT

    BEGIN

    DECLARE @xml XML

    ;WITH XMLNAMESPACES

    (

    'http://www.example-namespace.com' AS ns

    )

    SELECT @xml=(

    SELECT

    ...

  • RE: DBAs Need to Learn to Develop

    Dalkeith (1/7/2014)


    Absolutely all Developers should have a clear understanding of primary and foreign keys and the idea of relationships between tables and how the differences between different query types. (...

  • RE: Agile and Data Modeling

    I agree, on doing small slices of the data model, I guess I'm just worried about the re-factoring chunks near the end. But as was mentioned earlier, those...

  • RE: Agile and Data Modeling

    Grant Fritchey (12/12/2013)


    . So, first thing, you have to ensure that the people managing the project, really manage it and instill the discipline necessary to make agile work.

    So I'm completely...

  • RE: Jobs and Outsourcing

    I see mostly Contract jobs, or Temp to Perm jobs and mostly with consulting companies.

    Very few perm non-consulting company work.

  • RE: Runtime Code

    Toby Harman (11/13/2013)


    Ultimately we will see more and more of this from the likes of LINQ and other ORM tools.

    Admittedly these aren't particularly complex SQL most of the time, and...

  • RE: Runtime Code

    I agree this is an interesting discussion topic.

  • RE: SQL Server System Report

    Great update.

    I added in some conditional highlighting if anyone was interested in seeing it. Currently it will turn the cell red if a differential backup is over x days....

  • RE: Competence trumps a good cultural fit

    I'm glad to see I'm not the only one who hates open floor plans.

    "No I don't want to shoot nerf guns with you, or hear you play guitar or practice...

  • RE: SQL Server System Report

    Sean Smith-776614 (9/12/2013)


    Hi, Joe.

    I just realized that this uses an undocumented feature. I already have one in the script and I try to avoid them like the plague (just in...

  • RE: SQL Server System Report

    chumphrey 12211 (9/11/2013)


    Joes ErrorLogReporting code uses SP xp_readerrorlog. If you cycle your SQL Server error log daily be sure to schedule your report BEFORE you cycle your error log...

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