For years, SQL Server development lagged behind application development. We had Visual Studio for C# or .NET, but database changes often lived as scattered .sql files on a network drive or—worse—only existed directly on the production server.
Have you already made the switch? Or are you still managing change scripts in a shared Word document? Let me know in the comments below. ms ssdt
SSDT includes a tool. You point it at two sources (Project vs. Database, or Dev DB vs. Prod DB). It instantly generates the exact ALTER script needed to make them identical. For years, SQL Server development lagged behind application