<p>Notable posts:</p>

<ul>
<li><a href="http://dba.stackexchange.com/questions/4163/why-use-both-truncate-and-drop/7677#7677">Debunking a persistent SQL Server myth about <code>TRUNCATE</code>.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dba.stackexchange.com/a/7478/2660">Debunking another SQL Server myth about variable declarations causing proc recompiles.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dba.stackexchange.com/a/6941/2660">Understanding how certain SQL Server functions dynamically cast their output.</a></li>
<li><a href="http://dba.stackexchange.com/a/4778/2660">Using a recursive CTE to find the first ancestor in a hierarchy to satisfy certain conditions.</a></li>
</ul>

Nick Chammas