(Nigel T. Crowther, Kallol Ghosh and Jonathon Carr) This two-part articles series introduces the Generic Ruleset Signature pattern. This pattern can be applied to business rules in IBM WebSphere Operational Decision Management V7.5 to improve productivity and maintainability of rules projects using
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Grant Truncate Table Permissions in SQL Server without ALTER Table
(David Bird) How do you grant a SQL Server developer truncate table permission without giving them the ability to alter the table? Check out the examples and explanation in this tip.
Error Handling ? When and Where
Error Handling – When and Where At the root of error handling is the need to identify the severity of the problem. If the problem is significant, then it is important to notify someone when the error occurred. These requirements determine the technique necessary to handle an error. When an error occurs in an application process initiated by an end […]
Database Error Handling
Database Error Handling SQL Server had a very simplistic error handling capability before SQL Server 2005 was released. The Global System Variable @@ERROR contained the value of any error occurring from the last statement. If no error it contained the value zero. For granular error trapping you had to test @@ERROR after each statement to assure all was well. SQL […]
Who is afraid of the big bad ‘MVC’?
(Chris Muir) Okay, the title is tongue and cheek and not meant to stir anyones’ blood. The quality of writing a good blog is among other things attracting readership by a catchy title.
Microsoft .NET Frameworks features details
(Shantanupatel) This article describes the features and enhancements that has happened with respect to Microsoft .NET Frameworks.
Multiton Design Pattern
(Richard Carr) The Multiton design pattern is an extension of the singleton pattern. It ensures that a limited number of instances of a class can exist by specifying a key for each instance and allowing only a single object to be created for each of those keys.
On Writing Unit Tests for C#
(Patrick Smacchia) I began writing Unit Tests for my C# code around 8 years ago. I’d like to describe some of the ways in which the experience of practicing real-world unit testing for all these years has changed the way I code.
Microsoft SQL Server 2012 pricing, licensing packed with changes
(Mark Fontecchio) SQL Server 2012 pricing and licensing will undergo a shift when the database releases in a virtual launch Wednesday, with the main changes being a reduction in the variety of editions and a move from processor- to core-based licensing.
Analysis Services PowerShell Provider (SQLAS) in SQL Server 2012
(Muthusamy Anantha Kumar) SQL Server 2012 included Analysis Service PowerShell provider also known as SQLAS provider. From Windows PowerShell you could navigate, administer and query Analysis Services object.