SQLite and the Performance Implications of Indexes
Indexes make an enormous difference in the read speed of a databases. I have previously mentioned that adding proper indexes...
2017-02-05
534 reads
Timothy A Wiseman
- Interests: SQL Server, Python, Go, Mathematics, Legal Issues
MS Access – Store a Different Value than Displayed in a Combo Box
It is occasionally usefully to display a different values in an Access combo box than what is actually stored in...
2016-10-13
458 reads
Python Distributions
Python Distributions Python is free and open source software. A programmer could download the executables for Python directly from the...
2016-07-01
588 reads
Pronouns in technical writing.
When doing technical writing, or for that matter most forms of writing , we need to be able to refer to...
2016-02-17
661 reads
New Publications and a Video
The people at Webucator were kind enough to make a video based on my article on dealing with SQL Server...
2015-11-17
398 reads
Making Changes to Many Forms In Access
Although generally I prefer to create custom interfaces for my databases using fully developed programming languages like Python or C#....
2015-07-03
499 reads
Keep it short
I have been thinking about resumes a great deal lately. Since I recently passed the Bar Exam, I have been...
2015-06-14
551 reads
Dealing with SQL Server LOCK resource errors.
I was recently doing some testing that required a fairly large table. I created the test table, and set it...
2014-05-26
810 reads
Order of a Result Set in SQL
I have seen people build procedures that rely on a result set being returned in a certain order. This is...
2013-09-14
756 reads
SQL Server Three Valued Logic and Ansi Nulls
SQL Server uses a three valued logic with True, False, and Unknown. And, normally, SQL Server Nulls are not comparable....
2013-08-21
1,296 reads
Blogs
10 Things I Hate About Fabric Deployment Pipelines— And Some Alternatives
Fabric deployment pipelines look like they solve CI/CD for Fabric content, especially for people...
The Book of Redgate: Evidence
By Steve Jones
We aren’t the only company that does this, but Redgate Software does try to...
When Your Microsoft Fabric Capacity Runs Out: Optimize, Scale Up, Scale Out, or Isolate?
By James Serra
Microsoft Fabric makes it wonderfully easy to put many analytics workloads on one platform....
Forums
The New World Of AI Robots
Comments posted to this topic are about the item The New World Of AI...
Logic question in a WHERE clause using IIF?
Thanks in advance, I'm trying to avoid using IIF for performance reasons, but the...
Execute as failure
Security has long been a problem for me. Every time I think I understand...
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BIT_COUNT() V
What does this return on SQL Server 2025?
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