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Revisiting catch-all queries

I originally wrote about catch-all queries early in 2009, just as something that I’d seen several times in client code. It turned into the 3rd most popular post ever on my blog. A lot’s changed since...

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No, this is not a bug in T-SQL

(or, Column scope and binding order in subqueries) I keep seeing this in all sorts of places. People getting an unexpected result when working with a subquery, typically an IN subquery, and assuming...

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In-line scalar functions in SQL Server 2019

Yes, yes, yes, finally! It’s hardly a secret that I’m not a fan of scalar user-defined functions. I refer to them as ‘developer pit-traps’ due to the amount of times I’ve seen developers absolutely...

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