Preface
This book and its predecessor–Inside Microsoft SQL Server 2005: T-SQL Querying–cover advanced T-SQL querying, query tuning, and programming in SQL Server 2005. They are designed for programmers and DBAs who need to write and optimize code in both SQL Server 2000 and 2005. For brevity, I’ll refer to the books as Inside T-SQL Programming and Inside T-SQL Querying.
The books focus on practical common problems, discussing several approaches to tackle each. You will be introduced to many polished techniques that will enhance your toolbox and coding vocabulary, allowing you to provide efficient solutions in a natural manner.
The books unveil the power of set-based querying, and explain why it’s usually superior to procedural programming with cursors ...
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