Discover 50 essential SQL Server development tips in this comprehensive conference talk from PASS Data Community Summit. Learn crucial aspects of database design, T-SQL best practices, and query tuning techniques from expert Aaron Bertrand. Explore topics such as choosing appropriate data types, avoiding redundant data, optimizing column usage, understanding heaps, leveraging variable length types, and mastering cursor options. Gain insights into schema prefixing, identifying query performance red flags, and comprehending the query optimizer's behavior. Delve into advanced concepts like coercing the optimizer and managing parameter sniffing to enhance your SQL Server development skills and boost database performance.