(Euan Garden) There are web casts on the key new features in SQL Server 2008 coming, here the schedule is below and there is also an upcoming chat.
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Tip: Always use an XML declaration
(Uche Ogbuji) The XML declaration is optional in XML files, and defaults determine most of the information in the file. However, problems are common when these defaults do not match reality — for example, the document could use an encoding other than one of the defaults. It’s always safer to make t
City of Angels Selects IBM DB2 9 Viper
IBM announced that the City of Los Angeles has selected the DB2 9 Viper data server to replace its existing database management system.
Reordered Row Format [DB2 9 for z/OS]
(Craig Mullins) If you’ve worked with DB2 for awhile, especially as a DBA, you’ve probably heard the advice to re-arrange the columns of your tables to optimize logging efficiency. Basically, the more data that DB2 has to log, the more overhead your programs will incur, and performance will degrade.
Parsing XML With The DOM Library
(Tim Koschuetzki) The PHP 4 DOMXML extension has undergone some serious transformation since PHP5 and is a lot easier to use. Unlike SimpleXML, DOM can, at times, be cumbersome and unwiedly. However, it is often a better choice than SimpleXML. Please join me and find out why.
Working with Menus in VB.NET
(Irina Medvinskaya) Menus are often necessary in applications and it is essential that developers have an ability to manipulate them in design-time. In this article, you will take a look at creating menu items and see an example of the code to work with menus in VB.NET.
Rolling Your Own Website Administration Tool – Part 2
(Dan Clem) To help administer users, roles, and authorization settings, ASP.NET 2.0 includes the Web Site Administration Tool (WSAT), which is available from Visual Studio 2005 by going to the Website menu and then choosing the ASP.NET Configuration option. Launching the WSAT from Visual Studio, how
Migrating to XSLT 2.0
(Ed Tittel) Those of you who follow my tips know I mentioned that a new XSLT 2.0 recommendation was approved by the W3C in January, more than seven years after version 1.0 made the scene. In fact, it may have been that mention that prompted questions about any differences there might be between exte
SQL Server Performance Crib Sheet
(Grant Fritchey) Have you heard this statement or others like it? This is usually delivered early in a development cycle when someone, probably not the person spewing these words of “wisdom,” suggests that performance should be taken into account when designing and building the database, or laying o
PHP, MySQL and the PEAR Database
(Michele Davis and Jon Phillips) In this conclusion to a three-part series, you will add PEAR into the mix of what you have already learned.