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NULLs and Other Pitfalls

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A NULL value represents the absence of data, in other words, data that is missing or unknown. When coding queries, stored procedures, or any other T-SQL, it is important to keep in mind the nullability of data because it will affect many aspects of your logic.

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Brimhall, J., Dye, D., Gennick, J., Roberts, A., Sheffield, W. (2012). NULLs and Other Pitfalls. In: SQL Server 2012 T-SQL Recipes. Apress, Berkeley, CA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-4201-7_3

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