(Michael Kimsal) Web applications today are much more complex beasts than they were even just a few years ago. The largest sites may constitute thousands of files with complex directory structures, and migrating those between development, staging, and production environments can be difficult to say
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Staying Power
(Robert Catterall) I hate to be the bearer of unpleasant news, but you should know that bad things happen to good computer systems. Sometimes the problems are facilities-related: power failures, cooling-system failures, plumbing problems, and the like. Sometimes a server or disk subsystem or some ot
Opening the open source community to a profitable business model
(Stephen Feller) A paper recently written by two university professors offers a business model that would keep the software open and free, while allowing its developers to profit. The model would have open source software companies make money through royalty fees and sales of their newest innovation
What’s in Visual Basic 2005 for the Visual Basic 6.0 Developer
(Scott Swigart) Review the exciting new changes in version 2.0 of the Microsoft Visual Basic .NET framework that make the switch for Visual Basic 6.0 developers an easy and functional move.
DB2 and Rational: Working together, Part 1: Introduction to DB2 development with Rational Application Developer
(Debra R. Eaton) The IBM DB2 Universal Database (UDB) plug-ins for Rational Application Developer give developers the ability to connect, browse and alter DB2 databases. In this tutorial learn how the Rational Application Development perspectives, views and wizards assist you with defining and worki
Complex data binding expressions in ASP.NET
(Fritz Onion) I often find when using templated data-bound controls (in either ASP.NET 1.1 or 2.0) that my expressions become rather difficult to understand because of the need to fit all of your logic into a single expression.
.NET and Java: A Study in Interoperability
(Ted Neward) In the halcyon days of my youth, a major candy manufacturer ran an advertising campaign. It was destined to be a timeless classic, one that sticks with you for the rest of your life: a scene would be some typical meeting place (like a park or a street), one actor would walk from one en
10 common SQL Server problems and solutions
This handy two-page list outlines 10 familiar SQL Server problems and an assortment of solutions. From “Out of Space” errors to a database going suspect, this list is great quick reference for every SQL administrator. (pdf)
Backup your SQL Server Analytical Database – Part II
(Muthusamy Anantha Kumar) Part I of this article provided general guidelines on how to backup a SQL Server 2000 Analytical database manually. Part 2 examines how to automate this backup process of Analytical databases from various servers.
Oracle Tops Off ID Management Suite
(Clint Boulton) Fresh off of the integration of its purchases of OctetString and Thor Technologies, Oracle released the Oracle Identity and Access Management Suite to help corporations address security concerns.