The main reason is that, when using stored procedures, I write the query in query analyzer, and I get syntax highlighting, and I can just run it right there and see if I have any problems.

Using JSINQ, however, you can write similar SQL queries while programming in JavaScript. This means you now have a query language in JavaScript that you can use against arrays and DOM node lists.

An alternative - again, if supported - would be to create a view that works the same as the derived table, and use this in your query instead.

You can use VB.NET or C# to write procedural code and create user-defined types and aggregates in SQL Server.

Read this SQL tutorial to learn when to use SELECT, JOIN, subselects and UNION to access multiple tables with a single statement.

An update to the cardinality estimator feature in SQL Server 2022 will be one of the biggest changes to the database engine since its inception.