Don't be afraid of using your chosen database's command-line client. I might as well say this up front: I don't like using GUI (aka non-command-line or graphical) tools with my databases. This is ...

A small social media poll from Visual Studio guru Mads Kristensen split respondents over whether the IDE should add more database tooling, while the discussion quickly turned to existing SQL project ...

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If you are building a simple dashboard or a form-based application, the traditional JSON API (REST or GraphQL) approach is ...

The structured query language is a powerful tool for connecting to many database systems that store data in tables organized into rows and columns. It's often used on the backend of business websites ...

Out of all the programming languages you need to learn in the IT industry, SQL is one of the most important. SQL is so integral to modern big data access and organization processes that it’s never a ...

As SQL Server 2016 approaches end of support in July 2026, a look back at its groundbreaking innovations reveals how it reshaped Microsoft's data platform and why it's time to move forward.