You can use VB.NET or C# to write procedural code and create user-defined types and aggregates in SQL Server.

The holy grail of database development is the ability to treat database objects (tables, views, stored procedures, etc.) as if they were just like any other form of source code. While SQL Server ...

Windows Server 2012 R2 includes an updated Hyper-V hypervisor, among other new features. SQL Server 2014 includes integrated in-memory database technology, code named "Hekaton." ...

They can produce .Net managed code that runs as SQL Server-stored procedures and create custom objects for ETL (extraction, transformation, and loading).

Microsoft announced a new data access driver for SQL Server that should be the path forward for data developers in the era of .NET Core.

Tony Patton discusses the merits of stored procedures versus placing SQL directly in the code. Find out which one is best for your particular situation.

Static code analysis, long neglected on the Windows platform, has been becoming more and more import in the last few years. This hasn't gone unnoticed by database developers, who thanks to ...