This chapter discusses multi-statement and inline user-defined functions. It analyzes how SQL Server executes multi-statement functions and the performance impact they introduce. After that, this chapter demonstrates a technique that can help address those performance issues by converting multi-statement functions into inline ones.
Much Ado About Code Reuse
One of the first things that developers learn about in their career is the benefits of code reuse. Encapsulating and reusing code into separate libraries speeds up the development and testing process and reduces the number of ...
