Technology Toolbox: VB.NET, C#, SQL Server "Yukon" All versions of SQL Server prior to SQL Server "Yukon" provide two ways to write procedural code that executes inside the database. The usual way is ...

Even if you don’t work in technology, a high-level understanding of programming languages like SQL and Python can still come in handy. As database management becomes more and more important in ...

In my last column (published in the February e-edition and the March print edition of DBTA), I reviewed the overall coding landscape for SQL Server with special focus on LINQ to SQL, a new technology ...

A free tool to reduce coding for developers who like to surface T-SQL database recordsets in a simple collection of customized POCO objects. Every so often, I find myself wishing that I had a utility ...

This book will help the experienced SQL programmer make his or her code sing in terms of efficiency of code and optimization of data retrieval. Peter Gulutzan and Trudy Pelzer do a wonderful job ...

This is the inside story of SQL Slammer, told by the researcher who found the bug and wrote the exploit code that was later taken by Slammer’s authors and used as part of the worm. Sophie’s ...

These are all representative of the world of AI coding. Without a doubt, you should be familiar with these three languages. The next cluster contains the classic C-based languages, and SQL and ...

Determine when to use stored procedures vs. SQL in the code Your email has been sent Tony Patton discusses the merits of stored procedures versus placing SQL directly in the code. Find out which ...

SQL Server "Yukon" All versions of SQL Server prior to SQL Server "Yukon" provide two ways to write procedural code that executes inside the database. The usual way is to use Transact SQL (T-SQL ...