A free tool to reduce coding for developers who like to surface T-SQL database recordsets in a simple collection of customized POCO objects. Every so often, I find myself wishing that I had a utility ...

From ER diagrams to advanced SQL queries, mastering database design unlocks the ability to turn raw data into actionable insights. Practical labs, real-world projects, and optimization techniques help ...

Whether you’re just getting in to programming or you’ve avoided learning SQL, it’s something every developer faces eventually. You may not be responsible for building and maintaining a database, but ...

AI is changing how developers and analysts write, debug, and optimize SQL — from natural language query generation to intelligent schema-aware assistance. Tools like Oracle APEX AI Assistant, Claude, ...

Let's break down when it's ideal to use the NOLOCK hint and when you should never use it. As a consultant, I work on wide swaths of database systems, which means I get to see many, many SQL statements ...

So much of modern programming is about string manipulation. Whether it’s parsing XML content, building HTML for the browser or trying to understand what the user just typed into that text entry field, ...

SQL has dominated data querying for decades. Newer query languages offer more elegance, simplicity, and flexibility for modern use cases. For the last three decades, databases and Structured Query ...

Here's a look at different ways to query Hadoop via SQL, some of which are part of the latest edition of MapR's Hadoop distribution SQL: old and busted. Hadoop: new hotness. That’s the conventional ...

Every day, businesses depend on data to operate. Customer orders, quotes for new business, conversations around products, campaigns for marketing—pretty much every business process today is based on ...