Reading more…

This is not a pity post!!!

Being dyslexic, reading is hard and frustrating especially for someone whow actually enjoys absorbing knowledge and learning.

I have actually read very little in my life time but now I hope to change that. I am starting to read again, and to help me keep focused I hope to write about the things I read. These will be work related, but mostly pleasure reading. Warning: I love Star Wars.

I won’t abondan technology based posts, in fact my next read is DBATools in a month of lunches. I am still very interested in learning about my craft.

First up, MASH by Richard Hooker. As a fan of the movie and TV series, I knew I had to read this. I am not sure what I was expecting but it was a little bit of a let down. The movie (for once) was actually a little better than the book. The story lines were more fleshed out in the movie. And the movie had a few additional story lines that were not in the book. But all in all, a good read.

I have hit the jackpot!

No, I am not talking about Powerball or Mega-millions, if I had won either of those I don’t think there would be any reason to carry on with SQL as a career!  Just sayin’ Smile

Anyway, in an attempt to break down, track down or map out the evil of Nested Views, I came across a 4 year old post, titled Detangling Nested Views from @JenniferMcCown, 1/2 of the @MidnightDBA team.

This nifty little script, provides exactly what I need to show “the powers that be” how convoluted some nested views can be. Armed with this and SEVERAL execution plans, I hope I can convince my bosses to allow me to restrict some access around here!

Thank you Jennifer McCown!