Development Tools

SSMS delivers an equally impressive number of features for database developers. Many of the features were available with SQL Server 2008 or added in SQL Server 2012. T-SQL snippets, improved IntelliSense in the Query Editor, and enhanced debugging capabilities are a few of the changes made in SQL Server 2012 that are geared toward developers. These features and the other essential developer tools from SSMS are discussed in the following sections.

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