Great article indeed! I only problem with TVP is that Microsoft didn't include an ALTER TYPE. If I need to alter a TVP, I need to drop it and recreate...

Glad to know that SSC is honest.

Im more of a .net developer, but i do have some sql skills. Here's my query that I used to find identify duplicate...

I'm a developer that asked for my own server instance. Since I have sysadmin rights to it, I guess I am my own dba. Lol. 1:1?

Thanks everyone for you suggestions. They're all very informative, especially the "technical debt" post. That caught my eye and gives me a way to explain the situation to him in...