Show 11 – T-SQL

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Did you know that SQL was initially called "Sequel" (Structured English Query Language)?
On this show, we go back to basics and talk about our favorite language - Transact-SQL (T-SQL).

We cover a lot of topics in the fields of development, performance and maintenance. Among them:

The logical phases of query processing
Our favorite and least favorite T-SQL features
T-SQL development best practices
How to avoid writing long Stored Procedures
How to avoid writing the "mother of all queries"
The Axis of Evil T-SQL featrues
Why you should (almost) never use table variables

Items mentioned in the show:

Matan Yungman - The Axis of Evil
Itzik Ben-Gan - Creative Uses of the APPLY Operator (Part1)
Itzik Ben-Gan - Creative Uses of the APPLY Operator (Part2)