Tag Archives: tools

The Ideal IDE

Posted on August 7, 2018 by

When I started working with SQL Server, I spent a lot of time in Query Analyzer and isql.exe. Those were my two main tools, using those to query a database instance in a lightweight manner. At some point Microsoft released … Continue reading →

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T-SQL Tuesday #101–Tools

Posted on April 10, 2018 by

This month’s T-SQL Tuesday is brought to you by Jens Vestergaard. The invitation for #101 is for essential SQL Server tools. Since I work for a tool vendor, you can guess that I’m going to be shaded that way. This … Continue reading →

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Using Better Tools

Posted on January 4, 2018 by

There are good tools available to help you work with your SQL Server database or build better applications. Microsoft has built some, most of which I think are basic and not great, but plenty of third parties have offered products … Continue reading →

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KDiff3

Posted on April 18, 2016 by

As I write more code, especially database code, and I collaborate with others (or myself), I find that I have the need to merge code more and more. It’s inevitable, and since I work across a couple machines, I even … Continue reading →

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Basic SQLCMD–#SQLNewBlogger

Posted on April 14, 2016 by

Another post for me that is simple and hopefully serves as an example for people trying to get blogging as #SQLNewBloggers. I had the need to connect from the command line recently, and decided to make a quick post on … Continue reading →

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The Ultimate Tool List

Posted on December 30, 2013 by

I’ve seen Scott Hanselman’s Ultimate Tool List a few times and adopted some of the tools in the past. He updated it for 2014 and has added quite a few new tools. I downloaded F.lux the other day and am giving it a test … Continue reading →

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