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I ask this not with snark but with fond(ish) memories, but does Microsoft providing open data like this make anyone else think of that Northwinds sample databas
by iamdave 8y ago
I ask this not with snark but with fond(ish) memories, but does Microsoft providing open data like this make anyone else think of that Northwinds sample database that used to come with SQL Server?
Not sure if it still does or not, as I'm in a different DB engine entirely these days, but I kind of grinned with a wee bit of nostalgia checking out this site thinking of that. I cut my teeth on that data set.
Edit: Son of a gun they still offer it https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/data/adonet/sql/linq/downloading-sample-databases https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/framework/data/adone...
- kerng 8y agoSQL Server ships something called Adventure Works since over a decade - same idea as Northwind but larger to also demo and play around with Analytivs and BI.
- AmericanChopper 8y agoAdventure Works, pffft... I’ll take Scott any day of the week.
- stevesimmons 8y agoThe Northwinds sample database predates SQL Server. I remember using it with Microsoft Access 1.0 back in 1993...
- iamdave 8y agoHeh, you probably read my post and thought "darn kids" to yourself, eh?
- petepete 8y agoAlso available in other flavours https://github.com/pthom/northwind_psql https://github.com/pthom/northwind_psql