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• The Transact-SQL Prime Directive – a bad example

  A while back, I ranted that the design and implementation of Transact-SQL should be guided by a prime directive that guarantees no interference with the flow of set-based data in Transact-SQL. That was primarily motivated by the fact that no such guarantee Read More... Posted Friday, December 18, 2009 1:12 PM by Linchi Shea | 2 Comments Filed under: T-SQL, Rant, General trends, Language Design

• The Transact-SQL Prime Directive

  “There can be no interference with the flow of set-based data in Transact-SQL.” – the Prime Directive for the design of Transact-SQL No, this is not from Microsoft, and of course, I made it up. If you ever watched the TV series Star Trek, you may know Read More... Posted Monday, September 21, 2009 9:47 AM by Linchi Shea | 7 Comments Filed under: T-SQL, General trends, Language Design