{"id":1708,"date":"2013-12-29T16:50:04","date_gmt":"2013-12-29T16:50:04","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/ruirib.net\/blog\/?p=1708"},"modified":"2013-12-30T19:08:41","modified_gmt":"2013-12-30T19:08:41","slug":"my-links-of-the-week-29-december-2013","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ruirib.net\/index.php\/2013\/12\/my-links-of-the-week-29-december-2013\/","title":{"rendered":"My links of the week &#8211; 29 December, 2013"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\"><\/style><p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter size-medium wp-image-1720\" alt=\"EDM.jpg\" src=\"http:\/\/ruirib.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/EDM.jpg-300x167.jpg\" width=\"300\" height=\"167\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ruirib.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/EDM.jpg-300x167.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ruirib.net\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/12\/EDM.jpg.jpg 671w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\r\n<p>Here are the links for this week.<\/p>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>SQL Server:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li class=\"betterSpacedBullets\">Kendra Little&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.brentozar.com\/archive\/2013\/12\/q-can-high-maxdop-make-a-query-slower\/\">Can High MaxDOP make a query SLOWER?<\/a>\u00a0explores the relation between the MAXDOP value and query performance. Having a high value doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean better performance. In fact, it can mean worse performance.<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"betterSpacedBullets\">Daniel Farina&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.mssqltips.com\/sqlservertip\/3099\/understanding-sql-server-memoryoptimized-tables-hash-indexes\/\">Understanding SQL Server Memory-Optimized Tables Hash Indexes<\/a>\u00a0provides a detailed explanation of hash indexes, used with SQL Server&#8217;s in-memory tables \u00a0and their advantages and disadvantages.<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"betterSpacedBullets\">In <a href=\"http:\/\/www.codeproject.com\/Articles\/700317\/SQL-Wizardry-Episode-One-Joins\">SQL Wizardry Episode One &#8211; Joins<\/a>, and <a href=\"http:\/\/www.codeproject.com\/Articles\/701701\/SQL-Wizardry-Part-2-Select-beyond-the-basics\">SQL Wizardry Part 2 &#8211; Select, beyond the basics<\/a>, Christian Graus presents the first two of a series of articles on SQL. They cover, well, Joins and the basics of the SELECT clause.<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"betterSpacedBullets\">Microsoft&#8217;s SQL Server CAT Team&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/s.msdn.com\/b\/sqlcat\/archive\/2013\/12\/26\/be-aware-of-the-difference-in-isolation-levels-if-porting-an-application-from-windows-azure-sql-db-to-sql-server-in-windows-azure-virtual-machine.aspx\">Be aware of the difference in isolation levels if porting an application from Windows Azure SQL DB to SQL Server in Windows Azure Virtual Machine<\/a>\u00a0presents some key differences in isolation levels between\u00a0Windows Azure SQL Databases and SQL Server running in Windows Azure VMs.<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"betterSpacedBullets\">James Serra&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.jamesserra.com\/archive\/2013\/12\/entity-data-modeling-with-visual-studio\">Entity Data Modeling with Visual Studio<\/a>\u00a0presents some of the data modelling options available, while focusing a bit more specifically on the Entity Data Modelling tool available with Visual Studio.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Web Design and Development:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li class=\"betterSpacedBullets\">Terry Mun&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/medium.com\/coding-design\/7742e6f93d9e\">Responsive Photosets<\/a>, is a very interesting and amazing looking article on creating responsive photosets, using CSS and jQuery.<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"betterSpacedBullets\">Paul Chavard&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoq.com\/presentations\/emberjs-patterns-data\">Ember.js Advanced Patterns<\/a>\u00a0is a video presentation on the use of Ember Data to build large Ember.js applications.<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"betterSpacedBullets\"><a href=\"http:\/\/speckyboy.com\/2013\/12\/18\/50-javascript-tools-resources-2013\/\">50 Javascript Tools &amp; Resources from 2013<\/a>\u00a0presents SpeckyBoy Editors&#8217;s 2013 top 50 favorite Javascript tools and resources.<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"betterSpacedBullets\">Dudley Storey&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/demosthenes.info\/804\/Introduction-to-Preprocessors\">Introduction to Preprocessors<\/a>\u00a0is an introductory article explaining the role of shortcuts, preprocessors and postprocessors in a web development workflow.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<ul>\r\n<li>Software Development:\r\n<ul>\r\n<li class=\"betterSpacedBullets\">Frank Buschmann and Kevlin Henney&#8217;s <a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoq.com\/articles\/architecture-and-agility-good-friends\">Architecture and Agility: Married, Divorced, or Just Good Friends?<\/a>\u00a0is an interesting article that tries to address the relationship between architecture and process, both generically and more specifically in the context of an Agile development process.<\/li>\r\n<li class=\"betterSpacedBullets\">Adrian Smith&#8217;s\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/www.infoq.com\/presentations\/automated-testing-sins\">7 Deadly Sins of Automated Software Testing<\/a>\u00a0is a video presentation on automated testing common mistakes and how to avoid them.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<p>That&#8217;s it for this week. Thanks for reading. Happy New Year.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Here are the links for this week. SQL Server: Kendra Little&#8217;s Can High MaxDOP make a query SLOWER?\u00a0explores the relation between the MAXDOP value and query performance. Having a high value doesn&#8217;t necessarily mean better performance. In fact, it can mean worse performance. 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