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Transact-SQL and Data Types

Excerpt by Don Kiely

Some programming languages are quite forgiving about implicitly converting data types in expressions and computations.

This course excerpt was originally posted March 27, 2013 from the online courseware SQL Server 2012, Part 7 of 9: Introduction to T-SQL by Don Kiely


More Evidence that C# is Poised to Become the Mobile Development Language of Choice

By Martin Schaeferle

ZDNet is reporting that Xamarin, the Boston-based software company, will now start allowing iOS coders to use Microsoft's Visual Studio.

This blog entry was originally posted March 26, 2013 by Martin Schaeferle


Transact-SQL Programming: Batches and Scripts

Excerpt by Don Kiely

A batch is a collection of SQL statements that SQL Server processes as a single unit.

This course excerpt was originally posted March 25, 2013 from the online courseware SQL Server 2012, Part 7 of 9: Introduction to T-SQL by Don Kiely


Putting Java's Recent Troubles in Context- And How It Can Affect Your Career

By Martin Schaeferle

Java has been in the news quite a bit recently - and it's not all good.

This blog entry was originally posted March 22, 2013 by Martin Schaeferle