Later edit: Both Uwe Ricken (https://www.linkedin.com/in/uwericken/, https://www.db-berater.de/) and Sascha Lorenz (https://www.linkedin.com/in/saschalorenz/) correctly pointed out that my little inconsisted writing was a tad too inconsistent - first of all, the title itself was NOT highlighting the very point of this blog post: unmatched indexes and how to deal with them by using dynamic SQL. Truth be … Continue reading Wierd tuning trick with dynamic SQL when encountering unmatched indexes
Tag: SQL Server
Stop using variables in stored procedures for no reason
Yes, writing about SQL Server every 10 years will not bring me any medals. I know, I know.Anyway, I am currently checking what is what on a new project and I got to see this in the header of a stored procedure from 10 years ago: "use @variable to suppress 'parameter sniffing'".I will NOT dwelve … Continue reading Stop using variables in stored procedures for no reason
DATETIME and its surprises
Well, it's about time I write another blog post (with a promise that I'll do it more than once a year). I'm going to start a series of "bad habits to kick" as for me it is important that we all have a common ground on SQL Programming. 1. Consider the following scenario: SET … Continue reading DATETIME and its surprises
SQL Server installation tips… NOT
I have to admit that I shamelessly "steal" any info available on the net when it comes to SQL Server. Just to give you a quick example: Brent Ozar and Jonathan Kehayas both have some neat articles about installing SQL Server. Of course, I use the Next > Next > Finish feature, just as anybody … Continue reading SQL Server installation tips… NOT
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