by Ken Henderson
From the Inside Flap: This is a coder's book. It's intended to help developers build applications that make use of Transact-SQL. It's not about database administration or design. It's not about end-user or GUI application development. It's not even about server or database performance tuning. It's about developing the best Transact-SQL code possible, regardless of the application. When I began writing this book, I had these design goals in mind: Be very generous with code samples--don't just tell readers how to do something, show them. Include complete code samples within the chapter texts so that the book can be read through without requiring a computer or CD-ROM. Use modern coding techniques, with specific emphases on ANSI compliance and current version features and enhancements. Construct chapters so that they're self-contained--so that they rely as little as possible on objects created in other chapters. Provide real-world code samples that have intrinsic value apart from the book.
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Sky Bluethorne
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