(Vijay Kumari) Typecasting is a basic concept of Java programming language. Assigning a value of one type to a variable of another type is known as Type Casting in Java.
Other News
TIL: Columnar Encryption Might Be Susceptible to Abuse
I was reading a post talking about some SQL encryption technologies and statements (because, you know, that’s what I do just sitting around…) and found a new potential vulnerability that I’d never really considered before. I don’t pretend that I know *all the things* about security and encryption – it’s a constant process to keep learning and figuring out what […]
SQL Server Backup / Restore from URL
(blobeater) I think many have covered how you should backup your SQL Server database to Azure storage (also known as backup to URL) but what about restoring?
The curious case of CHAR(0)
(Kenneth Fisher) Over the years I’ve seen quite a few strange things with SQL Server. This one may not have been the oddest, but it was definitely up there. A user asked me to help them copy a hashed password from one server to another.
Type Classes: Things I wish someone had explained about functional programming
(James Sinclair) This is part three of a four-part series: Things I wish someone had explained to me about functional programming.
CRUD Using GRPC, EF Core, And ASP.NET Core (Part – 4)
(Bipin Joshi) In Part -1, Part – 2, and Part -3 of this article you learned to create and consume the EmployeeCRUD service in ASP.NET Core. This concluding part of this series discusses some limitations that you should be aware of while deploying gRPC services with real-world applications.
Creating a Text Scroller Control
(Hannes DuPreez) Developing programs can be a drag sometimes, especially if you must do that for a living, and even more so when certain projects are just plain boring. Luckily, I’ve got my articles to provide some color and excitement to my life as developer.
Get started with lambda expressions in Java
(Jeff Friesen) Learn how to use lambda expressions and functional programming techniques in your Java programs
Behind the Scenes with Foreign Keys
(Mark Gillis) In this two-part blog ‘Behind the Scenes with Foreign Keys’ I’m going to take a look at what Foreign Keys do “under-the covers” or, more accurately what some of the options available will do in combination with each other.
MySQL 8.0.18 Replication Enhancements
(Luis Soares) The latest MySQL 8.0 release is out. That is MySQL 8.0.18. We have some new replication enhancements and some work done on replication internals in this release that we would like to highlight and celebrate with our users.

