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Microsoft has open sourced the Java language extension it added to SQL Server 2019 last year. Language extensions are used in SQL Server to allow users to execute code externally for queries. The ...

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Microsoft has open sourced a .NET 5 C# Language Extension for SQL Server, allowing developers to work with relational data in the company's flagship programming language. The new tool joins similar ...

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Determine when to use stored procedures vs. SQL in the code Your email has been sent Tony Patton discusses the merits of stored procedures versus placing SQL directly in the code. Find out which one ...