From Individual Sandbox to Multiplayer: Group Rooms, Linked Servers, and Gamification in T-SQL Online

​We just deployed a major update to our SQL Server web sandbox, moving from an individual tool to a collaborative environment:

​✅ Group Rooms (Beta): Create private rooms using security tokens to chat and write code together in real time.

✅ Simulated Linked Servers (Beta): Connect with your friends' sandboxes to run cross-queries strictly in read-only mode to preserve performance.

✅ Gamification & XP: Earn experience points and unlock technical badges as you run queries or build database schemas.

✅ Social Layer: Manage your friends list and customize your public developer profile to showcase your achievements.

​Currently, all features are completely free to use during this phase of the platform. Try it out with your colleagues at tsqlsandbox.online and leave your feedback below!