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Technical Tips & Tricks7 May 2025

What is CRC32? Why is it useful?

Have you heard about CRC32? It's a lightweight hashing algorithm originally designed to detect errors in data transmission. In SQL, we can use CRC32 to quickly…

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Technical Tips & Tricks2 May 2025

Common Table Expressions (CTEs)

A Common Table Expression, or CTE, is a way to create a temporary, named result set within a SQL query. Think of it as a short-lived, virtual table that exists…

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