(Rob Marvin) In the eight years since its initial release, jQuery has become the foundation of the modern Web. The popular cross-platform library has become bundled and intertwined with countless websites, developer tools and with JavaScript itself.
Other News
Backup testing with PowerShell
(Derik Hammer) This week I released a two part blog series on SQLShack.com. The series covers automated testing for your backup files and reporting on the results. Many elements of PowerShell, SMO, T-SQL, and SQL Server Reporting Services are covered.
Deferring Attribute Interpolation In AngularJS For Better Performance
(Ben Nadel) When AngularJS interpolates attributes on the DOM (Document Object Model), it has to install a $watch() binding in order to update the attribute value whenever thew View-Model (VM) changes.
Integrating TinyMCE into an MVC 5 Project
(Rion Williams) I thought I would take some time to address a question that has frequently appeared in a few forum questions over the past month or so and that is “How do I use the TinyMCE Editor within ASP.NET MVC?”.
Constructor Functions and Controllers in AngularJS
(K. Scott Allen) There are a few points in “AngularJS: The Bad Parts” I’d be happy to debate, but let’s focus on “Bad Idea #4”, talking about controller constructor functions:
Creating a WebLogic 12c Data Source Connection to Pivotal GemFireXD 1.3
(Pas Apicella) I am going to show how you would create a WebLogic data source to Pivotal GemFireXD 1.3. In this example I am using the developer edition of Weblogic which known as “Free Oracle WebLogic Server 12c (12.1.3) Zip Distribution and Installers for Developers”
Script to count and recompile invalid objects
(Bobby Durrett) This is pretty simple, but I thought I would share it since it is helpful to me. I have been preparing for a large migration which involves table, index, type, function, package, and procedure changes.
Starting as a SQL Server Business Intelligence Developer
(Dallas Snider) Whether you are an experienced professional or early in your information technology career, starting as a SQL Server business intelligence developer can be a daunting challenge. Besides the technical skills required to be a proficient SQL Server business intelligence developer, there
Using Bookmarks in SQL Server Management Studio
(Jorge Segarra) In SQL Server one way we optimize code is by adding indexes. Indexes help queries by essentially letting the engine know “hey, here’s the fast way to get directly to the data you want”. The alternative is doing full table scans to read all the data, which sucks.
Visual Studio Time Saver: Dude where’s my files?
(Susan Ibach) By default, the file path for Visual Studio projects is very long. When you want to access a subfolder or file in your project from Windows Explorer or reference the file path in your code, you can find yourself navigating up and down folders trying to find the file locations.