Ars Technica

SQL schema design help: generic attachments

tl;dr - see last paragraph. CREATE TABLE [dbo].[AttachedFiles]( [ID] [uniqueidentifier] ROWGUIDCOL NOT NULL, [ReferenceLocation] [varchar](255) NOT NULL, [FileName ...
Ars Technica

SQL Schema and Data Compare (Red Gate Alternative)

I am looking for suggestions on an alternative product for comparing SQL schema and data with Microsoft SQL server (2012). Up to this point in time our company has used Red Gate SQL Compare and SQL ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Elevate SQL Development with VS Code

As SQL development increasingly becomes part of full-stack workflows, developers are looking for ways to simplify their tooling without compromising capability. While SQL Server Management Studio ...
InfoWorld

Custom schema generation with Hibernate annotations

For a Java developer, Hibernate 3 annotations offer a terrific way to model the domain layer. Without much effort, you can get Hibernate to generate your database schema automatically, dispensing ...
InfoWorld

How to use GPT as a natural language to SQL query engine

Thanks to the technology behind ChatGPT, it’s become surprisingly simple to query a data set in plain English. As with most generative AI, results from OpenAI’s API are still imperfect, which means ...
Visual Studio Magazine

Empowering AI Applications with Vector Search in SQL Server and Azure Cosmos DB

As developers look to harness the power of AI in their applications, one of the most exciting advancements is the ability to enrich existing databases with semantic understanding through vector search ...