10 SQL Tricks That You Didn’t Think Were Possible

Listicles like these do work - not only do they attract attention, if the content is also valuable (and in this case it is, trust me), the article format can be extremely entertaining. This article will bring you 10 SQL tricks that many of you might not have thought were possible. The article is a … Continue reading 10 SQL Tricks That You Didn’t Think Were Possible

NoSQL? No, SQL! – How to Calculate Running Totals

If anything at all, our jOOQ talks at various JUGs and conferences have revealed mostly one thing: Java developers don't know SQL. And it isn't even necessarily our fault. We're just not exposed to SQL nowadays. But consider this: We developers (or our customers) are paying millions of dollars every year to Oracle, Microsoft, IBM, … Continue reading NoSQL? No, SQL! – How to Calculate Running Totals

Probably the Coolest SQL Feature: Window Functions

Once you get a hang of the very peculiar syntax, SQL is a highly expressive and rich language offering incredible features at a declarative level. One of the coolest features are window functions, whose coolness is in no proportion to their incredibly low popularity. The low popularity can only be due to developers being oblivious … Continue reading Probably the Coolest SQL Feature: Window Functions