(Mike Brind) Entity Framework Code First Migrations enable changes to your model to be propagated to your database through code. Prior to the introduction of migrations, changes to the model resulted in the database being recreated from scratch with attendant loss of data.
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The Magic of using Asynchronous Methods in ASP.NET 4.5 plus an important gotcha
(Scott Hanselman) First, I encourage you to listen to episode 327 of the Hanselminutes podcast. We called it “Everything .NET programmers know about Asynchronous Programming is wrong” and I learned a lot. I promise you will too.
ClosureCompiler.cfc – A ColdFusion Facade For Google’s Closure Compiler
(Ben Nadel) The other day, I took a look at calling Google’s Closure compiler from a ColdFusion context. The code, in that example, was fairly complex, involved a lot of Java-Casting, and required a good deal of trial and error to get running. After it was complete, I figured it would be nice to cre
Condensing a Delimited List of Integers in SQL Server
(Dwain Camps) In my work I support a couple of companies that are engaged in distribution of one kind or another. The distribution business is generally about moving boxes from point A to point B. A group of boxes going from one shipper location to a final consignee is called a shipment or a consign
Table variables in SQL Server
(Pritiranjan Das) Table variables are alternative of temporary tables. As,for instance, temporary tables are table variables store a set of record. The syntax of table variable shown below:
How To: Generate a CSV file that only contains deltas without SSIS?
(Clint Huijbers) Want to export deltas (for BI/DWH purposes with SCD) to CSV files in SQL Server without using SSIS? You might want to check out the SQL code which uses xp_cmdshell by the way.
Using the global cache in WebSphere Message Broker
(Arup R. Pal) The new global cache feature in WebSphere Message Broker V8.0.0.1 enables you to store and reference data in an embedded memory cache or an external WebSphere eXtreme Scale grid. This article shows you how to implement a global cache to store and access reference data for use by messag
How to create a simple database backup using SQL Server Management Studio (SSMS)
(Graham Okely) You are brand new to SQL Server and you need to create a SQL Server database backup, but you have no idea what to click on. In this tip we walk through the steps to create a simple backup using SQL Server Management Studio.
WIX: XmlConfig Fails in Modifying ApplicationHost.config
(Zhuyun Dai) Recently we used XmlConfig to modify our web site tag in ApplicationHost.config to add AdvancedLogging settings. But we failed with an installation error saying the required XML node did not exist. Our WIX version is v3.7.
Neural Network Back-Propagation Using C#
(James McCaffrey) Understanding how back-propagation works will enable you to use neural network tools more effectively.