Microsoft SQL Server and Go: A Comprehensive Guide

In the realm of web and application development, the pairing of efficient languages with robust databases is a foundational concept. Go, often known as “Golang”, is an open-source programming language developed by Google engineers. With its simplicity, efficiency, and robustness, it has rapidly carved a niche for itself in the backdrop of backend development. SQL … Read more

New min and max built-in functions in Go 1.21

The Go programming language is constantly evolving, regularly introducing new exciting features that boost development efficiency and improve code maintainability. The latest release Go 1.21 brings many exciting things, from profile-guided optimization to standard library packages for structured logging, slices and maps operations (see the full release notes for more details). But in this post … Read more

MySQL and Go: A Comprehensive Guide

In the realm of web and application development, the pairing of efficient languages with robust databases is a foundational concept. Go, often known as “Golang”, is an open-source programming language developed by Google engineers. With its simplicity, efficiency, and robustness, it has rapidly carved a niche for itself in the backdrop of backend development. MySQL, … Read more

PostreSQL and Go: A Comprehensive Guide

In the realm of web and application development, the pairing of efficient languages with robust databases is a foundational concept. Go, often known as “Golang”, is an open-source programming language developed by Google engineers. With its simplicity, efficiency, and robustness, it has rapidly carved a niche for itself in the backdrop of backend development. PostgreSQL, … Read more

Running Microsoft SQL Server on Docker on Apple Silicon

MacBook Pro with Apple silicon is a great laptop for developers with impressive performance and energy efficiency, but you still could face some compatibility issues when trying to run specific software. One of such examples is running Microsoft SQL Server on Docker. What happens if you try to run it using default example command from … Read more

SQL Server 2016 R Services: executing R code examples

Curious about running your fist R script inside SQL Server and want to learn how it looks like? Unfortunately, it’s not a mix of R and T-SQL code, because R commands will be executed in a separate engine, which is installed with SQL Server. Therefore, sp_execute_external_script procedure is introduced with a bunch of parameters. To … Read more

SQL Server 2016 R Services: offline installation and adding additional R packages

Let’s discover, how to install R Services with SQL Server 2016. First, you need to check the respective component it during the installation process. In the early CTP versions it was called the Advanced Analytics Extensions, but in RTM it was renamed to R Services (In-Database). If your server is connected to the Internet, the … Read more