(Gaurav Gupta) In this article we are going to see the new input range element of HTML5. The range element new to HTML5 is the Slider control. Actually, it is the “input” element but with a new type attribute called “range”. The range element of HTML5 renders to the browser as a Slider control. The
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FileTable in SQL Server 2012
(Muthusamy Anantha Kumar) Microsoft always includes a bunch of new features when they release a new version of SQL Server and in SQL Server 2012 one of those new features is FileTable. The name says it all.
PostSharp, Obfuscation, and IL
(Simon Cooper) Aspect-oriented programming (AOP) is a relatively new programming paradigm. Originating at Xerox PARC in 1994, the paradigm was first made available for general-purpose development as an extension to Java in 2001. From there, it has quickly been adapted for use in all the common langu
PostgreSQL 9.2 native json type support
(Leo Hsu and Regina Obe) One new welcome feature in PostgreSQL 9.2 is the native json support and companion row_as_json and array_as_json functions. PostGIS also has a json function for outputting geographies and geometries in GeoJson format which is almost a standard in web mapping.
Dynamic Table Mapping for LINQ-to-SQL
(Zimin Max Yang) Horizontal partitioning of large data sets is very popular in real life applications. Such partitioning, sometimes termed as “Shard”, can help reduce the amount of data a query has to go through before reaching its result. Tables participating in such partitioning differs from each
Exploring IMS disaster recovery solutions, Part 2: IMS Base and IMS Tools recovery solutions
(Glenn Galler and Ron Bisceglia) Every customer needs a disaster recovery (DR) plan. The strategy will differ from one customer to the next. For IMS, there are two types of disaster recovery solutions: IMS-specific and storage mirroring.
Interviewing Ideas
SSWUGtv With Stephen Wynkoop SQL Server Tip of the Day – handling big data… quantities. Tips and food for thought Watch the Show Interviewing Ideas Today I share thoughts from you, our readers, in response to yesterday’s editorial on "What is Important When Interviewing Software Developers?" Kerry: The first question I always ask is "do you enjoy coding". There are […]
SSWUGtv: Laura Rose on the show today talking about micro-managing… and specifically how and why to avoid it.
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What is Important When Interviewing Software Developers?
What is Important When Interviewing Software Developers? Lately I have been interviewing a lot of candidates for senior and entry level software developer positions. I recognize that software languages and libraries will change over time; so, I am not looking for skills with particular languages as much as styles of writing code. Here are some of the things I look […]
Basic SSIS Equivalents to T-SQL’s LIKE
(Todd McDermid) There are some things that we do in one SQL Server tool, but can’t seem to figure out how to do in another. One of those for you might be the LIKE keyword in T-SQL. LIKE is fairly powerful in T-SQL – it does rudimentary regular expressions. How do you do that in SSIS? Well, you c