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No, it has a different purpose; VS Code extension and the former ADS are targeted for development, while SSMS is for server and database administration. I am a

No, it has a different purpose; VS Code extension and the former ADS are targeted for development, while SSMS is for server and database administration. I am a heavy user of SSMS and can do everything I ever need there, I don't use the VS Code extension for MS SQL even if I have it installed and I use VS Code quite a lot. This is because I am also acting as a backup and supervisor for our DBA team, so I am involved in DBA work.

codeulike 1y ago
SSMS is also for Development, I've been using it for that for 20 years
- robertlagrant 1y ago
  Yes, it's good!
- pjmlp 1y ago
  Same here, much better than the VS tooling for SQL Server, including all the Transact-SQL support.
  - petepete 1y ago
    I still miss the tool it replaced, SQL Query Analyzer/Profiler. To this day it's my favourite SQL 'IDE'. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/msdn-magazine/2005/august/tools-of-the-trade-sql-server-profiler-and-query-analyzer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/msdn-magazine/2005...
    - tomnipotent 1y ago
      Those features/tools are still part of SSMS today.
      - petepete 1y ago
        Yeah, it's specifically the old applications I miss. They were really well designed, incredibly snappy and responsive. When SSMS was launched it was really slow and clunky on my computer. I switched to Postgres around that time so I'm 20 years out of touch at this point.
        codeulike 1y ago
        I had forgotten about query analyzer, didn't it exist alongside ssms? I think I used to roll it out when things got really serious
        petepete 1y ago
        Query Analyzer was eventually superseded by SSMS but there was an overlap period IIRC.
- dehugger 1y ago
  I agree, I work on an application with a lot of business logic in SQL and SSMS ends up being my primary development IDE because of that.
  - croblesm 1y ago
    Lead PM for SQL in VS Code here. I’m glad to hear SSMS is working well for you! I’d love to better understand why VS Code doesn’t meet your needs in the same way. We’re actively working to improve the experience, and learning what works for you in SSMS would be incredibly valuable.
- AdrianB1 1y ago
  I just said what Microsoft is targeting the tools for, not how they can be used.
cerved 1y ago
SSMS is what my nightmares are made of

codeulike 1y ago

SSMS is also for Development, I've been using it for that for 20 years

robertlagrant 1y ago
Yes, it's good!
pjmlp 1y ago
Same here, much better than the VS tooling for SQL Server, including all the Transact-SQL support.
- petepete 1y ago
  I still miss the tool it replaced, SQL Query Analyzer/Profiler. To this day it's my favourite SQL 'IDE'. https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/msdn-magazine/2005/august/tools-of-the-trade-sql-server-profiler-and-query-analyzer https://learn.microsoft.com/en-us/archive/msdn-magazine/2005...
  - tomnipotent 1y ago
    Those features/tools are still part of SSMS today.
    - petepete 1y ago
      Yeah, it's specifically the old applications I miss. They were really well designed, incredibly snappy and responsive. When SSMS was launched it was really slow and clunky on my computer. I switched to Postgres around that time so I'm 20 years out of touch at this point.
      - codeulike 1y ago
        I had forgotten about query analyzer, didn't it exist alongside ssms? I think I used to roll it out when things got really serious
        petepete 1y ago
        Query Analyzer was eventually superseded by SSMS but there was an overlap period IIRC.
dehugger 1y ago
I agree, I work on an application with a lot of business logic in SQL and SSMS ends up being my primary development IDE because of that.
- croblesm 1y ago
  Lead PM for SQL in VS Code here. I’m glad to hear SSMS is working well for you! I’d love to better understand why VS Code doesn’t meet your needs in the same way. We’re actively working to improve the experience, and learning what works for you in SSMS would be incredibly valuable.
AdrianB1 1y ago
I just said what Microsoft is targeting the tools for, not how they can be used.

cerved 1y ago

SSMS is what my nightmares are made of