Comments on: SQL Server and NULL Values https://thomaslarock.com/2009/03/sql-server-and-null-values/ Thomas LaRock is an author, speaker, data expert, and SQLRockstar. He helps people connect, learn, and share. Along the way he solves data problems, too. Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:00:48 +0000 hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.2 By: ISNULL (Title, "NULL is an UNKNOWN, Not Empty!") - Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2009/03/sql-server-and-null-values/#comment-12866 Tue, 23 Jun 2015 17:00:48 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1081#comment-12866 […] to be clear, I hate working with NULL values. I’ve written before about why I dislike NULLs. I’ve even had public debates (which I won) about the topic. What […]

]]> By: What does it mean that a value is NULL? - SQL Server - SQL Server - Toad World https://thomaslarock.com/2009/03/sql-server-and-null-values/#comment-11214 Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:16:04 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1081#comment-11214 […] columns then you need to understand what a NULL is and plan for it accordingly. If you don’t Thomas LaRock is liable to come after you (not as bad as Grant Fritchey coming after you if you aren’t taking your backups but […]

]]> By: What does it mean that a value is NULL? | SQL Studies https://thomaslarock.com/2009/03/sql-server-and-null-values/#comment-11213 Mon, 14 Jul 2014 12:01:49 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1081#comment-11213 […] columns then you need to understand what a NULL is and plan for it accordingly. If you don’t Thomas LaRock is liable to come after you (not as bad as Grant Fritchey coming after you if you aren’t taking your backups but […]

]]> By: What's Worse Than a NULL? An Incorrect NULL - SQLRockstar https://thomaslarock.com/2009/03/sql-server-and-null-values/#comment-10970 Mon, 02 Jun 2014 23:56:02 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1081#comment-10970 […] columns inside of sys.dm_exec_requests were returning NULL values. I think everyone knows how I feel about NULLs already, but this was slightly more concerning. See, I work for a company that makes this wonderful […]

]]> By: New SQL Server 2012 Licensing Changes Mean Nothing To Me | SQLRockstar | Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2009/03/sql-server-and-null-values/#comment-372 Thu, 03 Nov 2011 16:02:43 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1081#comment-372 […] using database tools and products to have a similar experience. It’s one of the things I can’t stand about NULLs, there are no standards applied to third party vendors that make default connections to data […]

]]> By: NULL Counter-post | SQLRockstar | Thomas LaRock https://thomaslarock.com/2009/03/sql-server-and-null-values/#comment-371 Wed, 26 Oct 2011 14:06:57 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1081#comment-371 […] Alton posted a response to my recent blog about a hatred for NULLs so I wanted to drop a quick aside and make sure I pointed out how well he managed to tell me […]

]]> By: Why I don’t like NULLs and Nullable Columns « Chris Taylor's SQL Server Blog https://thomaslarock.com/2009/03/sql-server-and-null-values/#comment-370 Fri, 25 Mar 2011 18:28:53 +0000 http://sqlbatman.com/?p=1081#comment-370 […] are many blogs out there where DBAs share the same or similar views such as Thomas LaRock (Blog|Twitter) in which he talks about the harm they cause by the result of a person not knowing they are […]

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