Thank you. We will take a look at them.

It is an excellent point. Thee are so many things best accomplished informally. It is how humans work.

I agree with Alex that CTEs are more readable than most other forms of derived table, and they were well worthy of a mention, but they are essentially a form...

How can they neglect the PC gamer when the target audience is DBAs?

I hate April Fools Day.

But I must admit you got me.

Also, its not a horrible idea. It certainly would have lots of complications that would have to be worked...

I know this is an old article, but this is the first time I read it, and it is the best written piece explaining nulls I have seen yet. ...

Seema;

You will find that CTE's work quite well within dynamic sql.

Here is an example that can be used from any database in SQL Server 2005. It is...

You have excellent points about the LINQ technology. I have not yet had a chance to play with SQL Server 2008, is there a way for the DBA to...

This article was clear, concise, and well written, and it will be a big help when we do make the transition to SQL Server 2008.

I am curious about...

This was an awesome article that sums it up very succinctly. It was an excellent review for me and I am sending it to my team as well.

After playing with it a little this is definitely a useful query, but the article could certainly go with more explanation about what its intent is and how it functions....

Thank you, DCarlson and Marios. The list of links and points were very useful.

Thanks for your help. And I was looking for help in an argument I am in, Grant. If I was right (and the consensus here seems to be...

This was a simple, clear, and well written article. The subject matter is a bit basic for someone who is familiar with the new features in 2005, but it...

This is certainly an interesting topic, but the article seemed to focus a bit much on story telling and seemed a bit light on the actual technical information of how...