In Redis, the MGET command allows us to get the values of multiple keys at once. The values are returned in an array reply.
If a specified key doesn’t exist, MGET returns nil for that key.
SQL Server CASE Statement
The SQL Server CASE statement evaluates a list of conditions and returns one of multiple possible result expressions.
Although it’s commonly known as the “CASE statement”, the SQL Server documentation lists it as an expression. Plus it’s referred to as the “CASE expression” in the SQL standard. Some other DBMSs distinguish between the CASE statement and the CASE expression. Either way, here’s a quick rundown on how the “CASE statement” (or CASE expression) works in SQL Server.
Redis SET Command Explained
In Redis, the SET command sets a key to hold a given string value.
If the key already holds a value, it is overwritten with the new value. Also, any previous time to live associated with the key is discarded (assuming a successful SET operation).
Redis GET Command Explained
In Redis, the GET command returns the value of a given key. If the key doesn’t exist, it returns nil.
An error is returned if the value stored at key is not a string.
Redis LASTSAVE Command Explained
When using Redis, we can use the LASTSAVE command to get the Unix time of the last DB save.
More specifically, LASTSAVE returns the Unix time of the last DB save executed with success.
Install Redis on a Mac with Homebrew
Below are the steps that I used to install Redis on my M1 Mac. The M1 Mac (and M2) uses the ARM64 architecture, but this is not a problem, as Redis versions 4.0 and above support the ARM architecture.
SQL NVL2() Explained
Some DBMSs have an NVL2() function that allows us to replace a value with another value, the new value being determined by whether or not the initial value is null.
It’s similar to the NVL() function, except that NVL2() accepts exactly three arguments. This allows us to specify a different value to return in the event the first argument is not null.
In contrast, with the NVL() function, some DBMSs accept only two arguments (which makes the function a synonym for the IFNULL() function) while others accept an unlimited number of arguments (which makes it a synonym for the COALESCE() function).