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Random Thoughts & Cartesian Products with Microsoft SQL Server

The Joy of Blog Feedback

Introduction I have been writing my little blog here for some time now, and my favorite part of doing this is of course the feedback. It's always great to hear from the readers, to have mistakes corrected, to debate various topics and techniques, and to learn a lot about SQL and the various topics I discuss here. Read more →

Unique Passwords?

Today's article at WorseThanFailure.com is one that the SQL Server community might find enjoyable.  I may try to implement something similar in my next project …. or, maybe not! Read more →

Dear DBA ….

Dear DBA – Thanks so much for helping us developers out with the latest changes you've made to the stored procedures in our system. While it may have been nice if we got together first to discuss these changes, I do appreciate that you worked very hard to make things much easier for us. Read more →

A true MVP

Congratulations to our good friend Alex Papadimoulis over at the asp.net weblogs on his Microsoft MVP award. Well-earned!   Read more →

SQLTeam Dating Advice !

These are actual, unedited SQLTeam post subjects that you also might find in a dating forum: Checking for Date Conflict - How to identify those tell-tale signs that your date isn't going well; bringing your laptop along doesn't usually help Problem with relationships - Usually this is the result of not being able to identify date conflicts Pickup Rate based on effective date - Be sure that all payment rates and the definition of “effective” are agreed upon before picking up your date. Read more →

Top 10 Things I Hate About SQL Server

By an anonymous SQL user (a guest blogger) 1. SQL is too complicated! When I have multiple values in my columns, like "JAN,FEB,MAR" or “15,84,22” , SQL Server just doesn't get it. Read more →