Untangle SQL Server connection strings Today’s README file explains how to create connection strings to SQL Server databases using Visual Studio’s built-in tools.

Last week, Microsoft announced it would begin open-sourcing Visual Studio Test, its unit testing system, as an open source project as well.

tSQLt is a free, open-source framework for unit testing in SQL Server. By writing tSQLt test cases, developers can create fake tables and views based on production data, then compare expected ...

A: Don't give up on unit testing! Unit testing is still a very young discipline, regardless of the number of years it's been around. Because of this, there's a bit of opinion in my answer. I care ...

Red Gate has released SQL Test, a unit testing add-in for SQL Server Management Studio. It allows developers to create and run unit tests from within SSMS, and share them with other team members.

With a few tweaks, you can turn Visual Studio's basic unit-testing capabilities into a powerful and extensible tool for improving code quality.