Monthly Archives: January 2015

Debugging SQL Server

One of the tools that I found useful early in my development career was the debugger. Being able to track the values of variables, check the call stack, and pause execution of programs was handy. Early in my career, the … Continue reading

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Just In Time

I’m glad my new laptop shipped and should be arriving shortly. I saw this on my current Lenovo I had taken my laptop downstairs and noticed the battery was low. I grabbed the adapter, plugged it in and didn’t think … Continue reading

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A Little Empathy

In the past, there have been times as a DBA when I’ve been annoyed by the clients submitting tickets to IT. I’m not sure if those incidents were more frustrating than the work I’ve done as a developer for customers, … Continue reading

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Execute the Current Statement–SQL Prompt

I work for Redgate and write about products. I’ve got a series of SQL Prompt posts here on little things I like. SQL Prompt might be my favorite tool.  SQL Prompt will be yours as well if you give it … Continue reading

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