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Eggy Peggy :Leaves from a programmer’s notebook

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25 May 2006 2 min read

Phil Factor

SprintFfing :Leaves from a programmers notebook:

There are dangers to using the xp_sprintf system call in SQL Server 2000. Firstly, it has a 256 character limit,...

17 May 2006 3 min read

Tony Davis

SQL Bundle 5: the developer’s perspective

Last month saw the release of the SQL Bundle 5. Here, some key members of the Red Gate development team...

17 May 2006 11 min read

Grant Fritchey

SQL Server Performance Testing

When faced with two viable solutions to a badly compromised database design, one using clustered indexes and the other compound...

15 May 2006 2 min read

Phil Wilson

Build and Deploy a .NET COM Assembly

Phil Wilson demonstrates how to build and deploy a .NET COM assembly using best practices, and how to access it...

15 May 2006 28 min read

Dominick Reed

Getting to know you…

We’re a friendly bunch here at Red Gate – always looking to make new friends. Whilst it’s true that we...

12 May 2006 2 min read

Dan Archer

The game’s afoot

I’d like to squeeze in another reference to the Killing Game Show, or other Amiga classics, at this point. I...

10 May 2006 2 min read

András Belokosztolszki

Altering CLR assemblies in SQL Server 2005

Category: SQL Server development SQL Server versions: 2005 Level: Advanced SQL Server 2005 introduced support for .Net in SQL Server....

10 May 2006 4 min read

András Belokosztolszki

A reason to avoid sp_rename

Category: SQL Server developmentSQL Server versions: 7, 2000, 2005Level: Intermediate Naming stored procedures consistently is part of many organizational policies,...

10 May 2006 2 min read

Phil Factor

Betting on Promotion

The process of appointing managers in large IT department is shrouded in mystery. The bewilderingly random and illogical nature of...

09 May 2006 7 min read

Damon Armstrong

Web Parts in ASP.NET 2.0

Most Web Parts implementations allow users to create a single portal page where they can personalize the look, feel, functionality,...

05 May 2006 17 min read

Phil Factor

The Pub Lunch and Programming.

“Werry good poer o’ suction, Sammy,” said Mr Weller the elder, looking into the pot, when his first-born had set...

04 May 2006 4 min read

Phil Factor

The Writing on the Wall

Phil Factor offers an intriguing theory on why so many, hugely complex, government IT projects fail. Is it because there...

27 April 2006 7 min read

Hilary Cotter

SQL Server Full Text Search Language Features

SQL Full-text Search (SQL FTS) is an optional component of SQL Server 7 and later, which allows fast and efficient...

21 April 2006 24 min read

Phil Factor

Getting data to the browser

Slowly, all the necessary components are slotting into place to allow the developer to bypass the requirement to write traditional...

20 April 2006 4 min read

Helen Joyce

Driving up software quality – the role of the tester

Have you ever wondered what a software tester does? Helen Joyce, test engineer at Red Gate software gives us an...

20 April 2006 7 min read

Phil Factor

Selling Oneself Short

A long time ago, I was transformed from resolute geek into a salesman. I’d written an application, commissioned by an...

13 April 2006 3 min read

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09 April 2006 6 min read

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Eggy Peggy :Leaves from a programmer’s notebook

SprintFfing :Leaves from a programmers notebook:

SQL Bundle 5: the developer’s perspective

SQL Server Performance Testing

Build and Deploy a .NET COM Assembly

Getting to know you…

The game’s afoot

Altering CLR assemblies in SQL Server 2005

A reason to avoid sp_rename

Betting on Promotion

Web Parts in ASP.NET 2.0

The Pub Lunch and Programming.

The Writing on the Wall

SQL Server Full Text Search Language Features

Getting data to the browser

Driving up software quality – the role of the tester

Selling Oneself Short

Write for Redgate

Privacy Policy

Terms and Conditions