I've read somewhere along the way that coalesce is faster than isnull. Not sure where I read it - probably somewhere in the SQL Server Central forums though. ...

Interesting posts - I'm thankful for this forum!!

I have no college degree, and no certifications. I'm happily self-employed in the IT industry. I don't think a customer has...

My vote: (a) I don't mind losing the user questions given how accessible they are; (b) I don't mind the ads given that I want you...

Just another related thought...

While I totally agree that commenting code is a good thing, I've gotten out of the habit of using the /* method except for at the beginning...