The Mozilla project has gone through a number of different JS bindings for the DOM in Mozilla. This post is basically a trip down memory lane, walking through how JS running in the SpiderMonkey JavaScript engine in Mozilla has communicated with the C++ DOM throughout the years. But before I get into
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Back to Basics: Dynamic Image Generation, ASP.NET Controllers, Routing, IHttpHandlers, and runAllManagedModulesForAllRequests
(Scott Hanselman) Often folks want to dynamically generate stuff with ASP.NET. The want to dynamically generate PDFs, GIFs, PNGs, CSVs, and lots more. It’s easy to do this, but there’s a few things to be aware of if you want to keep things as simple and scalable as possible.
How to use filter functions in jQuery
(Ryan Boudreaux) Continuing in our jQuery tutorial, I will demonstrate filter functions with two examples, and then I’ll show you how to change an object’s content text.
Problem solving with DBMS_DATAPUMP
(Neil Chandler) Yesterday I had a problem… I noticed that one of our overnight jobs was failing. The job in question is an ad-hoc tidy-up job, ran as needed when a performance metric for a specific query indicates that we’re going to be in trouble soon.
RMAN duplicate and read-only tablespaces
(Martin Bach) This one is to be filed under the “little things I didn’t really know until now” section: RMAN duplicate. Be honest to yourself: would you have known the answer to this question: what happens to tablespaces which are read-only on the source during an RMAN duplication (not for standby)?
SQL Server virtualization: Not always a good idea
(Serdar Yegulalp) As virtualization has grown more sophisticated, there is more incentive than ever to move SQL Server instances to a virtualized server. The number of physical machines goes down, along with power consumption and licensing costs, and you can better manage the systems you do have sin
Three Items to Improve Java Performance
(Dave Beulke) Last week I talked about three important Java DB2 performance best practices that can help prevent performance problems before they get into production. Unfortunately, the comments from readers indicated that the Java DB2 performance problems are already in production and the database
Announcing DB2 10 & InfoSphere Warehouse 10
(Conor O’Mahony) Today, IBM announced DB2 10 and InfoSphere Warehouse 10. You can read about these new releases in the Press Release and on the IBM Web site. Highlights of the new releases include:
Thoughts on Vocabulary Re-use in the Semantic Web and Schema.org
(Angela Guess) Phil Archer recently shared his opinion regarding the current state of vocabulary use and re-use the Semantic Web, an opinion he offered in response to a video presentation by Dan Brickley (see the video below).
Automate MySQL Queries with PowerShell
(Rob Gravelle) If you’re hosting your database(s) on a Windows Operating System, you may want to consider performing batch jobs using PowerShell, rather than DOS or Wsh scripts. It’s an interactive shell and scripting tool from Microsoft that combines the capabilities of the MS-DOS Command Prompt,