(Willie Favero) Nope, this is not a tribute post to Bill Haley & His Comets. It’s actually about (and here’s the big surprise) our new z13.
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Back to Basics: UTC and TimeZones in .NET Web Apps
(Rick Strahl) Most applications we build tend to have date and time data associated with it. If the application is not used just in a single location you are likely have to deal with times zones in your application.
Multiple Forms in VB.NET – Passing Data Between Forms Using WithEvents
(Ged Mead) I’ve been looking at various ways of working with multiple Forms in VB.Net and how to pass data between them. As promised at the end of the previous post, I am going to take a look at another way of passing data between multiple forms, but this time the user doesn’t need to click a butto
Impact Player Series – Part 1
(Chris Yates) I wanted to start this series in regards to impact players that go above and beyond in the SQL Community. Coming from a sports background this resonates well with me and by the end of the year will have a 12 person roster.
What is a Database Trigger?
(Kris Wenzel) All the examples for this lesson are based on Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio and the AdventureWorks2012 database. You can get started using these free tools using my Guide Getting Started Using SQL Server.
SQL Server 2014 Security Enhancements : User Object Permissions
(Dinesh Asanka) In many database systems, it is a requirement to grant read permission for all databases. To achieve this, there is no other way but grant read permission to each and every database.
Tip # 3 – Maintain your SQL Server
(Chris Shaw) This article is part 3 of 10 in a series on the most common mistakes that I have seen impacting SQL Server Performance and Resiliency. This post is related to the most common errors I see and is not all inclusive.
SQL- Querying XML attributes from XML Column
(Prashanth Jayaram) Read XML column attributes in to two columns DimType and Dimvalue from the below example also retrieve the data matching values[DimTypes (WIDTH or Height)].
Fail Fast/Fail Often
Fail Fast is a term often heard in the agile community. They are completely serious when making this statement. Failure is not only acknowledged, it is embraced. The old story about Thomas Edison is that he not only figured out how to create a light bulb, he also found out many different ways that fail to make a working light […]
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