Steve dives into using CTEs instead of derived tables. What the benefit of CTEs Do CTEs over derived tables benefit performance? And a quick demo explanation Transcription of video: Now let’s take a look at some more complex examples of how to use a CTE instead of a derived table. Now use a CTE instead of a derived table, it’s …

Using CTEs Instead of Derived Tables Read more »

Day 2 of Common Table Expression Month (June) at SteveStedman.com, today I will cover creating your very first CTE. Keep in mind that this may look a bit weird or strange at first, the syntax is different from anything you may have seen with SQL Server before, and there are some parts that are very similar. First lets take a …

Writing Your First Common Table Expression with SQL Server Read more »