Kuro5hin [http://www.kuro5hin.org/] has a review of the leaked MS source code [http://www.kuro5hin.org/story/2004/2/15/71552/7795]. Mostly they have a review of the comments in the code. It's amusing to see MS putting in the same types of comments I…
I finally updated to the latest build of .TEXT. The two main new features are: * Posts that don't appear on the main aggregated page. If you'd like to post on topics not related to software development you can prevent those from appearing on the home page.…
Microsoft has been playing around with a language called Xen [http://www.extremetech.com/article2/0,3973,1441099,00.asp]. It's a set of extensions to C# to manipulate XML and relational data. The article is fairly interesting to work through. It's an attempt to move…
I found out last week that I'd been named an MVP for SQL Server. Which I think is pretty darn cool! I don't know if anyone else on the site was added to the list but hopefully I'll track that down. Thanks Steve and…
The launch event for SQL Server Reporting Services [http://www.microsoft.com/sql/reporting/] is January 27th, 2004. It starts at 9AM PST. You can register [http://mssql.digisle.tv/] to view the event online. Microsoft says it will have “executive keynote speakers, real-world customer testimonials, technical content and demos,…
Well here's something I never knew. When you declare a table variable it does get instantiated into tempdb.dbo.sysobjects. I was under the impression it wouldn't. If you run this code... declare @junk table(i int) select * from tempdb.dbo.sysobjects where name not like…
Microsoft recently released a list of the largest SQL Server databases in production [http://www.microsoft.com/sql/evaluation/compare/wintercorp.asp]. Topping the list is a 5 TB monster from Verizon Communications. Actually Verizon appears 6 times on the top 24. It seems they've made a pretty…
I've got a new poll up on SQLTeam.com [http://www.sqlteam.com/] and I'd appreciate it if you'd take a second and vote. This is probably the first really serious poll I've run. I'd really like to know what…
I just got back from the opening reception at PASS [http://www.sqlpass.org/]. They are expecting 1,600 people this year making it the largest PASS conference yet. Next year it will be in Orlando at the Gaylord Palms [http://www.gaylordhotels.com/gaylordpalms/]. Hmmmm, warm weather. Plus they…
I'm speaking at PASS [http://www.sqlpass.org/events/seattle03/index.cfm] on Wednesday at 3PM. For some unknown reason, I can't link directly to my presentation (PASS???). You can visit the search [http://ew.sqlpass.org/ew/pass/displaymod/SearchEvents.cfm] page and list the…