Using Brent Ozar's magic SQL steps to query and find unanswered StackExchange questions

Brent Ozar Unlimited - Finding Unanswered StackExchange Questions with SQL

You love Q&A sites like StackOverflow.com and DBA.StackExchange.com, but sometimes it’s hard to find interesting questions that need to be answered. So many people just sit around hitting refresh, knocking out the new incoming questions as soon as they come in. What’s a database person to do?

Use the power of the SQL.

Data.StackExchange.com lets you run real T-SQL queries against a recently restored copy of the StackExchange databases. Here’s my super-secret 3-step process to find questions that I have a shot at answering.

Step 1. Find out how old the restored database is....

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Step 2. Find questions everybody’s talking about....

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Step 3. Find questions that people keep looking at....

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Why web query when you can just SQL your way through StackExchange? I don't know about you, but I often dream in SQL (no lie.. sigh), so this approach to StackExchange struck a cord for me. Now, if only I was actually smart enough to provide good answers... :O

 

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