(Joe Gavin) You need to automate refreshing a SQL Server database to refresh test or dev, test backups, etc. In this tip we show how this can be done.
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C# Methods and Parameters
(Mark Michaelis) This chapter investigates the details of C# methods and their parameters. It includes passing by value, passing by reference, and returning data via an out parameter. In C# 4.0, default parameter support was added, and this chapter explains how to use default parameters.
The Angular Series – Introduction And Setting Up The Environment – Part One
(Usama Shahid) Hi there, nice to see you here. In this Angular series, we’ll explore everything about Angular. We’ll make an e-commerce application using what we’ll learn in this series. So, let’s get started with Angular.
Using Process Monitor To Troubleshoot Power Query Performance Issues With File Data Sources
(Chris Webb) Troubleshooting Power Query performance issues in Power BI and Excel can be difficult because it’s a bit of a black box: there’s nothing in the UI to tell you what’s going on inside the Power Query engine and the diagnostic logs are very difficult to interpret.
SQL Server Spatial: STFlipVectors
(Simon Greener) In the past I have found use for the ability to “flip” vectors in a polygon in order to provide an independent check on the topological integrity of planar enforced polygons.
Launch Single-File Source-Code Programs in JDK 11
(Mohamed Sanaulla) JDK 11 will allow you to run your Java source directly with the Java interpreter. Let’s take a look!
Angular Evolution – Version 1.x to 6
(V Keerti Kotaru) This Angular tutorial summarize the evolution process of the Angular.js framework. It attempts to look back at the original context of Angular application development and how it has progressed. It covers Angular 1.x, v2, v4, v5 and Angular version 6.
Db2 For i Innovation: Expect The Unexpected
(Alex Woodie) When it comes to planning the future of the database at the heart of the IBM i platform, there’s a lot to be said for taking a conservative approach. Why mess with success? But that’s not necessarily the route taken by IBM’s architect for Db2 for i, Scott Forstie, and the IBM i communi
(Ep. 21) – Db2 REDUCE MAX Command
(Michael Krafick) You have run a REORG on a few of your tables and your data is in a nice contiguous order. What do you do with all the empty data extents?
The Case Against Zero-Defect Software
(Peter Vogel) I recently had to update my password on a site that I joined many, many years ago — far enough in the past that a “good enough” password was “any five characters.”