Working with Operators in LINQ – Part 1 In this series of articles we will discuss on operators in LINQ. In this part we will explore the aggregation operators and conversion operators. Aggregation Operators Count Count operator counts the number of elements in the sequence. A check is being performed if the source of type T implements the ICollection<T> interface...
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The LINQ to SQL Data Model – Part 2
Create operation using LINQ to SQL Open VisualStudio.NET and create a new ASP.NET WebApplication. From the main menu click Project > Add New Item, click on the Web Form item. Change the name of the web form to Create.aspx. From the main menu click Project > Add New Item, click on the Web Form item. Change the name of the...
The LINQ to SQL Data Model – Part 1
The LINQ to SQL Data Model – Part 1 LINQ to SQL is a technology that allows you to create an object relational mapping between the tables in your relational database to objects. You can imagine LINQ to SQL as an object mapping tool that makes easier for developers to develop data centric applications using Microsoft SQL Server. It basically...
Understanding SSIS Package Configurations
Understanding SSIS Package Configurations Author: Basit A. Farooq Introduction Managing changes to environment dependent variables is common and critical in any ETL application, especially during deployment of SSIS packages. This is because they need to be modified appropriately to ensure smooth deployment of ETL application. SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) provides package configurations that help you to manage such configuration...
How to Quantify Goals with Intangible Duties
How to Quantify Goals with Intangible Duties Hello, this is Laura Lee Rose – author of the time management book TimePeace: Making peace with time – and I am a business and efficiency coach that specializes in time management, project management and work-life balance strategies. Steve Wynkoop and I talk about designing and managing our professional careers on a weekly...
Creating cloud driven intelligent systems
Creating Cloud Driven Intelligent Systems Intelligent systems require integration of a variety elements and the process has been an extremely complicated one to date. Cloud backup driven systems operating with the Internet has changed it all. The two way communication that is basic to the set up of intelligent systems has become a reality. Today deskbound or handheld systems can...
How public are public clouds?
How Public are Public Clouds? The term public is used in a relative sense in cloud computing. The public cloud is more public than the private cloud. Subscribers to the public cloud share the same underlying hardware and software resources for their computing needs. However, the data that is uploaded by an entity is isolated from the data belonging to...
Old wine in new bottles: cloud computing
Old Wine in New Bottles: Cloud Computing Cloud computing is not a new concept. But, the way in which the concept is being exploited to derive business benefits—is new. It is old wine in new bottles—very attractive bottles at that! The term “cloud” was inspired by the use of the cloud symbol in Internet flowcharts and diagrams to indicate how...
New features and enhancements in Visual Studio 2013
New Features and Enhancements in Visual Studio 2013 You asked and Microsoft responded. And, responded with a bang! Confused in these twist of sentences? Relax! Microsoft has just come up with the Preview Release of the latest version of its world class development environment. Yes! It’s Visual Studio 2013. There have been many new advancements (new features and extended features...
Working with PEX Framework
Working with PEX Framework Microsoft’s PEX Framework is an automated white box testing tool that can be integrated with Visual Studio. It has been developed by Microsoft research team and generates test suites with high code coverage. It can investigate and explore the managed code and suggest the tests which a particular test requires. PEX framework from Microsoft provides support...