Eugene Meidinger @sqlgene.com · Mar 25 Please respect my upbringing. 3 likes 3 replies ? Reply Replies Andrew Notarian (he/him) · Mar 25 People who used != in T-SQL think they are too cool for <> James McGillivray · Mar 25 Was "Programming for Dummies" not available? Brent Ozar · Mar 25 Ooo, how did you do not equal to? I honestly don't remember what the Commodore 64 used, which is where I got my start, but I usually say "<>"