SQL Server's OpenJson function will let you dismantle JSON structures into relational tables, including tables with foreign/primary key relationships. As I noted in an earlier column, JSON is great ...

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If you want to build a Web application quickly, do it with ASP.NET Web Forms. However, you have to be willing to give up a lot: client-side coding and Ajax is more awkward in Web Forms than MVC, you ...

One might think that success in science requires seeing through your own bullshit as well as the bullshit of others. But in my experience, this quality is quite rare. Last night at the 87th Academy ...

Investing in stocks, especially via ETFs and mutual funds, enables long-term wealth growth. Consider bonds for capital preservation and income as retirement approaches. Diversify investments across ...

Fractions can be converted into percentages. In fact, percentages are fractions that are over 100. When writing percentages the per cent symbol (%) is used. Things can be described as percentages even ...

A good sum of two good parts. Our research team assigns Gold ratings to strategies that they have the most conviction will outperform their Morningstar Category average over a market cycle on a ...

You probably know the chocolate-inspired town of Hershey is located in Pennsylvania, and you might know a thing or two about Pennsylvania Amish Country. But did you know you can see Albert Einstein's ...

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