I try not to just blog links, but I’ve been following some LINQ discussions and have really found them interesting with regards to SQL Server and the DBA. Take a look and let me know what you think: Bob Beauchemin MHO: LINQ to SQL and Entity Framework: Panacea or evil incarnate? Part 1 – http://www.sqlskills.com/blogs/bobb/2008/02/14/MHOLINQToSQLAndEntityFrameworkPanaceaOrEvilIncarnatePart1.aspx [...]
In case you haven’t seen or heard yet SQL Server 2008 February CTP or CTP6 is available here. Microsoft SQL Server 2008 Feature Pack CTP, February 2008 here. Cumulative update package 6 for SQL Server 2005 Service Pack 2 is available here.
About a month ago a developer colleague and I were discussing the database professional role and he started to list the requirements he felt were appropriate for a senior .NET developer regarding database knowledge, which include 3NF, write stored procedures, views, UDF’s, etc. As a result I authored an internal paper and distributed it. Today [...]