Monthly Archives: October 2015

A tSQLt Mistake – Debugging a Test

Posted on October 12, 2015 by way0utwest

While I was working on a test the other day, it kept failing. Not a big surprise, but I couldn’t figure out why. When I looked at tsqlt.testresults, I saw extra rows. Double rows in fact, and that threw me. … Continue reading →

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Choosing Your Tasks

Posted on October 8, 2015 by way0utwest

This editorial was originally published on May 13, 2011. It is being re-run as Steve is out of town. I have been working for SQLServerCentral for nearly a decade. I started in 2002 and in that time I have had … Continue reading →

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A Long Trip Ahead

Posted on October 7, 2015 by way0utwest

This is my last day at home for a long time. At least long by my standards. I head to the airport tomorrow for a ten day trip, not returning to CO until Saturday, Oct 17. I rarely travel more … Continue reading →

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Aging Software

Posted on October 7, 2015 by way0utwest

I wrote The Age of Software awhile back and noted that supporting previous versions of software isn’t necessarily a good use of resources for development teams. I especially think this is true of SQL Server. But does that mean we should abandon … Continue reading →

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