SQL Server is one of the best products to come out of Microsoft, but not every professional knows how to use it effectively. For example, some might find it difficult to create a stored procedure but ...

In modern database management, stored procedures and functions are essential tools that enhance performance, maintainability, and security. They allow you to encapsulate reusable logic within the ...

Stored procedures in SQL Server are precompiled collections of one or more SQL statements that are stored in the database. They can be executed as a single unit, allowing for efficient execution, ...

Peter revisits an earlier tip on how to use stored procedures to speed up your code. This version makes your stored procedures simpler … though you may have to write a little more code to make the ...

Entity Framework 6 gives you a variety of ways to call stored procedures that return data and capture the results those procedures return. Here's a look at all of them. In an earlier column, I showed ...

Most professional business programmers have found themselves on the receiving end of more than a few crazy requirement or design documents at least once in their careers. These stoic programmers grind ...