Bob Beauchemin on CLR Integration
CLR Integration in SQL Server 2005 has taken the main stage for many a days now. There have been numerous articles about the integration and this is one feature that I'm very interested in. Bob Beauchemin is a noted SQL Server expert and I've been following his blog for quite some time now. I've also read his book: A First Look at SQL Server 2005 for Developers some time back. Its a pretty good book and I'm waiting for the second edition of the same. Recently, Bob gave a talk at SQLDownUnder (a site that provides podcasts for the community of professionals using SQL Server) about the CLR Integration and when to use it against T-SQL etc. Its again a re-statement of what I've heard in the past and read in many articles, but it is still worth listening to (unlike a presentation that you can read while the speaker is speaking, here, you have to have rapt attention to listen to the various thoughts that Bob expresses).
The best thing I liked here was that I was finally able to put a face behind the name “Bob Beauchemin” :-) Till now, I've just heard about him and read his articles, but now, I know how he looks like!