SQL Server Books Online is flabby and bloated. The structure and style are inconsistent. You can't find what you want. I know. I use BOL too when I'm writing T-SQL or learning an unfamiliar feature.
We're fixing that
We're fixing that, at least in SQL Server "Denali." We're reducing BOL itself - that is, the "product documentation" - to the minimum that you need to use the product successfully. This core documentation will now include just 2 things:
An introduction to each significant feature and its ...
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