(Alejandro Gervasio) Any PHP developer who has worked with pattern-based programming in PHP for a while knows that the abstract factory pattern is useful for building classes that return (to client code) objects whose type depend on the content where they’re used. Welcome to the final installment of
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10 secret MySQL client startup options you should know
(Melonfire) Most server administrators know that the MySQL relational data base management system (RDBMS) is a highly flexible piece of software and comes with a wide range of startup options that can be used to modify its behavior. What most don’t know, however, is that the standard MySQL client co
How To Use Lazy Initialization VB.NET and Visual Basic 2005 Part Two
(Mike McIntyre) This is part two of a two part article and source code which explains the lazy initialization pattern and how to implement it in an order entry scenario with VB.NET and Visual Basic 2005. In object-oriented programming (OOP), lazy initialization is the strategy of improving applicati
Automatically generate project builds using Ant
(Ahmed Abbass) For multi-release projects, it can be a challenge to provide new builds that keep up with the rate of additional features or defect reporting, while still maintaining an acceptable level of quality. Build automation solves part of this problem by ensuring accuracy and removing the pos
A Small Tip on Performance Testing [abap] OLTP Applications
(Omer Brandis) In previous posts I wrote about how important it is to conduct performance tests, and why doing it is not as easy as it sounds. In this post I’ll describe the method I use to perform such tests.
Previously committed rows might be missed if NOLOCK hint is used
(Lubor Kollar) I received a question from one of our customers about using the NOLOCK hint: can it cause missing rows in scans even if the rows were committed well before my SELECT with NOLOCK starts?
Use DB2 Version 9.1 for z/OS to implement application session locking
(Claus Kempfert and Michael Haid) A new feature for DB2 for z/OS V9.1, SKIP LOCKED DATA, gives you the capability to implement application-level session locking, allowing intermediate DB2 commits. Become familiar with the details by following the easy design pattern presented in this article.
Using Notification Services
Timely delivery of key information is crucial in many business solutions. Notification Services is a Microsoft SQL Server based notification platform. This platform allows developers to quickly create notification service applications and allow users to use these applications to receive personalized
32-bit to 64-bit SQL Server migrations
(Serdar Yegulalp) Migrating from 32-bit to a 64-bit SQL Server installation isn’t a trivial operation. You have to contend with a number of factors when you move from one platform to the next. Some of the concerns specifically relate to 32/64-bit platform issues and, in this article, I’ll cover thre