Tag Archives: tools

Better Keyboard Extensions in Azure Data Studio

Posted on October 23, 2018 by way0utwest

I used to use ALT+X to execute queries in SSMS. I spent years with this shortcut, but as I started to present more, CTRL+E felt more natural. I’ve now grown used to that, so when I typed CTRL+E in Azure … Continue reading →

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Installing Azure Data Studio

Posted on October 19, 2018 by way0utwest

Azure Data Studio is the newest tool from Microsoft for working on the data platform. Last year we saw the preview release of this, called SQL Operations Studio. No one liked the name, and as the tools team at Microsoft … Continue reading →

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SOS to ADS

Posted on September 24, 2018 by way0utwest

When Microsoft announced SQL Operations Studio last year, I wasn’t thrilled. The move to a VS Code shell was less of a concern to me than having a better SSMS toolset. Actually, with VS moving to MacOS, I was hoping … Continue reading →

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The Ideal IDE

Posted on August 7, 2018 by way0utwest

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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