Blog @ DrewSK.Tech

I'm a relentless learner, open source advocate, and occasional developer. More about me here and on LinkedIn.

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While most posts are focused on technology in one way or another, I also write about other topics that interest me. Opinions expressed are my own and not necessarily those of my employer.

Code analysis with SQL projects

SQL projects are a development capability for SQL Server and Azure SQL where your database objects are stored as code with integrations for CI/CD capabilities like code quality checks and dynamically calculated deployments. This article walks/runs through the fundamentals of code analysis with SQL projects and how it is useful both for local development and as a CI check.

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Introduction to SQL projects

SQL projects are a development capability for SQL Server and Azure SQL where your database objects are stored as code with integrations for CI/CD capabilities like code quality checks and dynamically calculated deployments. This article walks/runs through creating a new SQL project and deploying it to a database from the command line and any text editor. The tooling ecosystem around SQL projects includes VS Code, Visual Studio, and the SqlPackage CLI. Learn more about all of this at the Microsoft.Build.Sql projects documentation.

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