Russel Codes

A journey in software design.

  • About this Blog

    Welcome! Bienvenido! Willkommen! Russel Codes is relaunching. Thank you for visiting. If you want insights you can use from two decades of experience, you are in the right place. I will be posting weekly on Wednesdays. You can expect me to post about database development in an enterprise environment. I’m leveraging my 19 years of…

    rmadere

    January 2, 2026
    Careers and Practice, Deep Dives, SQL Craft, Toolbox, War Stories
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  • CTEs, Bane, Boon, or Both?

    Common table expressions, often referred to as CTEs, are a commonly taught tool used in SQL. In my own experience supporting other developers’ code, CTEs have proven to be both a boon and a bane. They are incredibly useful tools and should be in every developer’s toolbox, regardless of their level of experience. However, like…

    rmadere

    January 14, 2026
    Programming, SQL
    common table expressopns, CTE, CTEs
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  • Starting Over

    Welcome to the re-imagined Russel Codes Blog. I am Russel, a developer with almost three decades of experience in SQL and web application development. My first experience with SQL was when I was handed a Microsoft Back Office box full of floppy disks and told to install both SQL Server and Exchange. It was an…

    rmadere

    January 7, 2026
    Programming
    something new
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