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SQL Server 2008 continues support for the extremely useful common table expression (CTE), first introduced in SQL Server 2005. CTEs can simplify your queries to make them more readable and maintainable. SQL Server also supports self-referential CTEs, which make for very powerful recursive queries.
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(2008). Common Table Expressions and Windowing Functions. In: Pro T-SQL 2008 Programmer’s Guide. Apress. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4302-1002-3_9
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