Last week, Database Instructions landed for GitHub Copilot as part of the SSMS v22.3 release. Database Instructions piggyback on extended properties to give Copilot specific context about database objects, which can in turn improve its responses. For me though, this is much more than a step closer to succumbing to AI. I see this as […]
This month, Pat asks us to consider how our code has aged. Like fine wine, or old milk? A common time to revisit old code is when something breaks. I was contemplating Pat’s question this week when a field length change had caused a truncation issue in an old SSIS data flow. Some code doesn’t age […]
For many over the years, they didn’t choose their role. The Accidental DBA was a recognised path into the profession. With platforms and skills changing, I thought it worth asking – are those days behind us? This route to DBA was straightforward. As Brent concisely put it nearly a decade ago – “stand near the database”. That […]
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