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Review of Refactoring: Improving the Design of Existing Code
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Querying Responses
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Storing Checkbox Responses as Integers
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The Case for SQL Logins - Part 1
Andy says Windows Authentication "is bad". What? That's not what Microsoft says! Heck, that's not even what we say! Everyone knows NT authentication is the way to go. Then again, when was the last time Andy wrote an article that wasn't worth reading?! Read the article, rate it and add a comment - and automatically be entered in a drawing for a copy of SQL Server 2000 Performance Tuning donated by Microsoft Press.
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Certification Tips
This article by Andy Warren offers some suggestions to help you get ready for your first Microsoft exam.
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