Monthly Archives: October 2015

Testing Sum By Month

Posted on October 6, 2015 by way0utwest

I’ve been on a testing kick, trying to formalize the ad hoc queries I’ve run into something that’s easier to track. As a result, when I look to solve a problem, I’ve written a test to verify that what I … Continue reading →

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Querying Yesterday

Posted on October 6, 2015 by way0utwest

One of the new features coming in SQL Server 2016 is the temporal table. It’s an interesting concept, one that many businesses have wanted for years. If you’re not sure what this is, we’ve got a collection of resources on Learning … Continue reading →

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What’s a Code Smell?

Posted on October 5, 2015 by way0utwest

We all have a variety of code patterns and practices that we follow. Most of them were probably picked up along the path of our career. A suggestion from a colleague. A piece of sample code that solved a problem. … Continue reading →

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SQL Source Control and Git–Getting Started

Posted on October 5, 2015 by way0utwest

It seems as though Git is taking the world by storm as the Version Control System (VCS) of choice. TFS is widely used in the MS world, but Git is growing, Subversion is shrinking, as are most of the other … Continue reading →

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