Andy Leonard is CSO of Linchpin People and SQLPeople, an SSIS Trainer, Consultant, and developer; SQL Server database and data warehouse developer, community mentor, engineer, and farmer. He is a co-author of SQL Server 2012 Integration Services Design Patterns. His background includes web application architecture and development, VB, and ASP. Andy loves the SQL Server Community!

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• Revisiting Test-Driven Database Development

  I received an email from a database professional asking about re-executable T-SQL. I directed the developer to my series at SQL Server Central on Test-Driven Development: An Example of Test-Driven Development An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part Read More... Posted Tuesday, August 07, 2012 6:00 AM by andyleonard | 3 Comments Filed under: Database Developer, Agile, Database Testing

• An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 5 republished!

  My friends at SQLServerCentral.com have republished the fifth article in my TDD series: An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 5 ! :{> Read More... Posted Friday, November 26, 2010 1:49 PM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Database Developer, Database Testing

• Article: An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 4

  SQL Server Central has graciously republished my article An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 4 today! I also wrote the SSC Question of the Day about an interesting quirk when executing encrypted and non-encrypted SSIS packages. :{> Read More... Posted Friday, November 19, 2010 1:00 PM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Database Developer, Database Testing

• Article: An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 3

  Christy and I are enjoying our last full day in Seattle today. We miss the kids terribly and look forward to the last party or two this evening, followed by the long redeye home. Today, SQLServerCentral republished another article in my Test-Driven Database Read More... Posted Friday, November 12, 2010 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Database Developer, Database Testing

• Article: An Example of Test-Driven Development, Part 2

  Today, SQLServerCentral republished another article in my Test-Driven Database Development series: An Example of Test-Driven Database Development , Part 2 . (Thanks SSC!) :{> Read More... Posted Friday, November 05, 2010 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Database Developer, database design, Database Testing

• Presenting to SQLLunch 14 Jul 2010!

  I am excited and honored to do my very first presentation at SQLLunch.com ! My talk is 14 Jul 2010 at 12:30 EDT. The topic is Transact-SQL Development and Deployment . :{> Read More... Posted Friday, July 09, 2010 8:00 AM by andyleonard | 1 Comments Filed under: Database Developer, Database Testing, Deployment, Presentations

• Speaking in Reston VA Monday 22 Jun!

  I just learned I am presenting to NoVaSQL (Northern Virginia SQL Server User Group) Monday! Woo hoo! I'm looking forward to it - I always have a good time at NoVaSQL. I am honored and excited to present Database Development and Application Lifecycle Management Read More... Posted Friday, June 19, 2009 1:48 PM by andyleonard | 1 Comments Filed under: Database Developer, Developer Community, Database Testing, User Groups

• Database Edition Now Does DB2!

  Tech Ed 2008 included some major announcements for database development folks. One of the biggees was this - and announcement that Database Edition is going to support DB2 development! Gert and the team have been working hard to expand the underlying Read More... Posted Monday, June 16, 2008 1:20 PM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Database Developer, SQL Server, Database Testing, Visual Studio 2008, Database Edition

• Database Testing on .Net Rocks!

  I am honored to be the guest of a .Net Rocks! show on Database Testing! Richard Campbell, Carl Franklin, and I recorded the show last night and I had a lot of fun! Richard and I commiserated about the "DBA condition" in the enterprise. Everyone shared Read More... Posted Wednesday, January 16, 2008 6:00 AM by andyleonard | 5 Comments Filed under: Database Developer, Team Edition for Database Professionals, Database Testing, Visual Studio 2008, Database Edition

• From my PASS presentations: Custom Test Condition Code: ETL Counts (Team Edition for Database Professionals)

  I'd like to thank the people that attended my sessions at the 2007 PASS Summit in Denver this week! I had a blast and hope you all did as well. The code will be available from the PASS website and on a DVD. For those in my sessions, I promised I would Read More... Posted Thursday, September 20, 2007 5:47 PM by andyleonard | 0 Comments Filed under: Database Developer, Agile, Team Edition for Database Professionals, ETL, Database Testing