Red Gate has released SQL Test, a unit testing add-in for SQL Server Management Studio. It allows developers to create and run unit tests from within SSMS, and share them with other team members.

tSQLt is a free, open-source framework for unit testing in SQL Server. By writing tSQLt test cases, developers can create fake tables and views based on production data, then compare expected ...

When you're load testing a Web application, the major­ity of the tests will be WPTs, rather than unit tests. If you're load testing SQL queries or a service-oriented app, you'll probably have more ...

I've been playing with the new SQL Server Data Tools, and I'm impressed by the way Microsoft has gotten the product out for review and is improving it with user-requested functionality.

The Visual Studio 2005 and SQL Server 2005 are slated for availability in 2005, with beta versions coming soon. The Express tools will be released at the same time.