Get a detailed look at the internal architecture of T-SQL with this comprehensive programming reference. Database developers and administrators get best practices, expert techniques, and code samples to master the intricacies of this programming language—solving complex problems with real-world solutions.

Discover how to:

Work with T-SQL and CLR user-defined functions, stored procedures, and triggers.
Handle transactions, concurrency, and error handling.
Efficiently use temporary objects, including temporary tables, table variables, and table expressions.
Evaluate when to use set-based programming techniques and when to use cursors.
Work with dynamic SQL in an efficient and secure manner.
Treat date- and time-related data in a robust manner.
Develop CLR user-defined types and learn about temporal support in the relational model.
Use XML and XQuery and implement a dynamic schema solution.
Work with spatial data using the new geometry and geography types and spatial indexes.
Track access and changes to data using extended events, SQL Server Audit, change tracking, and change data capture.
Use Service Broker for controlled asynchronous processing in database applications.

All the book’s code samples will be available for download from the companion Web site.

About the Author:

Itzik Ben-Gan is a mentor and cofounder of Solid Quality Mentors. A Microsoft MVP for SQL Server since 1999, Ben-Gan teaches and consults internationally on T-SQL querying, programming, and query tuning. He is the coauthor of Inside Microsoft SQL Server: T-SQL Querying and Inside Microsoft SQL Server:T-SQL Programming. He has written numerous articles for SQL Server Magazine and MSDN�, and speaks at industry events such as Microsoft Tech*Ed, DevWeek, PASS, and SQL Server Connections.

Dejan Sarka is MCT and MCDBA certified and a Microsoft� MVP for SQL Server�. He teaches and consults for Solid Quality Mentors, speaks at TechEd and PASS, and develops OLTP, OLAP, and data mining solutions.

Greg Low is a SQL Server MVP and Microsoft Regional Director. He is based in Melbourne, Australia and is the CEO and Principal Mentor for SQL Down Under. Greg is probably best known for his SQL Down Under podcast.

Roger Wolter is an architect on the Microsoft IT MDM (Master Data Management) project team. He has 30 years of experience in various aspects of the computer industry and has spent the past 10 years as a program manager at Microsoft. His projects at Microsoft include SQLXML, the Soap Toolkit, the SQL Server Service Broker, SQL Server Express, and Master Data Services.Dr.

Ed Katibah is a principal program manager on the Microsoft SQL Server Security team.

Isaac Kunen is a senior program manager on the Microsoft SQL Server Storage Engine team.

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