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Giving Web Developers Safe Database Access

September 28, 2009
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Developer, SQL Login, SQL Server, SQL Server Security, SQL View

Give web developers safe database access with narrow roles and views, a reporting replica where useful, and audit that identifies real changes.

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SSMS or VS Code for SQL Server Work

November 27, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Developer, SQL Server, SQL Server Management Studio, Visual Studio

Choose SSMS or VS Code for SQL Server work by task: administration, plans, scripts, MSSQL extension features, and team workflow.

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What Is a Database Schema in SQL Server?

October 3, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, Database, Developer, SQL Server

A database schema is a namespace inside a database. What dbo really is, why two tables can carry the same name, how a schema makes permissions something you set once, and why naming it in your code saves you from odd bugs.

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Parameterized Queries From Application Code

June 29, 2008
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Best Practices, Developer, Dynamic SQL, SQL Server, SQL Server Security

Use parameterized queries from application code to prevent SQL injection, improve plan reuse, and avoid parameter length mistakes.

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SQL SERVER – Difference Between Quality Assurance and Quality Control – QA vs QC

December 28, 2007
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Developer, Software Development, SQL Server

A Tea Time chat at our India office turned into a debate on Quality Assurance vs Quality Control. Here is a simple way to tell QA and QC apart.

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SQLite or SQL Server Express for a Small App

November 25, 2007
Pinal Dave
SQL Tips and Tricks
Developer, SQL Backup and Restore, SQL Server, SQL Server Express

SQLite or SQL Server Express depends on write concurrency, deployment, backup, and the growth path your small application really needs.

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Explaining a Query Plan to a Developer

November 3, 2007
Pinal Dave
SQL Performance
Developer, Execution Plan, SQL Performance, SQL Server, SQL Statistics

Explaining a query plan starts with the costly work, checks estimates against actual rows, and turns findings into a clear code decision.

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