Alternatives to GREATEST and LEAST in SQL Server 2022

Drupal Grupal gives us alternatives:

If you haven’t already heard, SQL 2022 has introduced a new built-in system function called GREATEST. Simply put, it is to a set of columns, variables, expressions etc. what the MAX function is to a set of values (i.e., rows) of a single column or expression. The opposite of GREATEST function is LEAST function which returns the smallest value from the supplied list of columns, variables, constants etc. GREATEST & LEAST can be considered a pair, just as MIN/MAX functions are.

In other situations, GREATEST() and LEAST() are known as ARGMAX() and ARGMIN(), respectively.

Drupal shows us two alternatives to the built-in function and includes a performance comparison.