(Darla Ferrara) XML provides a designer with a way to separate data from the format. This fact alone answers the question, “Why should you use XML?” XML is a markup language, in fact, technically it stands for Extensible Markup Language.
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ASP.NET MVC Performance Tips
(Code Monkey) Database access is usually the largest performance bottleneck of web applications. But once you’ve optimized and cached your database queries as much as possible here are 3 quick tips that might help you squeeze out a few more requests out of your ASP.NET MVC applications and web serve
APAR UPDATE – INSERT performance in critical DB2 9 for z/OS tables
(Julian) Many DB2 experts have given excellent presentations on this important subject, and there are several good techniques you can use to reduce the elapsed time for high-volume concurrent INSERT operations.
Develop an ASP.NET Website using WebMatrix
(Vanessa Smith) The following article explains how to install and develop a website using WebMatrix and add ASP.NET web pages to the website. One of the positive features of websites developed with WebMatrix is that the ASP.NET Helper Library and Razor Syntax can be used to provide enhanced features
Fastest Way to Update Rows in a Large Table in SQL Server
(Madhivanan) Many a times, you come across a requirement to update rows of a large table in SQL Server that has millions of rows (say more than 5 millions) in it. In this article I will demonstrate a fast way to update rows in a large table.
Monitoring Transactional Replication – The Distribution Queue
(Yaniv Etrogi) Monitoring the distribution queue is an important link in the chain of transactions delivery over a replicated topology.
Using GridView and DetailsView in ASP.NET MVC – Part 2
(Bipin Joshi) In Part 1 of this two part article, I explained how GridView and DetailsView controls can be used in ASP.NET MVC web pages. In this part I will show how to add sorting and paging capabilities to the GridView control without breaking the MVC design pattern.
Changing redo log size – standby database
(John Hallas) It is very easy to forget to resize the redo logs on standby after increasing the size on primary.
CreateWithParams Operation for Oracle ADF BC 11g
(Andrejus Baranovskis) While coaching ADF developers, I have noticed people are not using standard ADF BC Data Control operation – CreateWithParams. Instead of simply using this standard operation to assign default values on create, sophisticated algorithms are created to provide default values for
Database Transaction Recorder – Adding Who to When and What to make Flashback take over from Journalling tables
(Lucas Jellema) In previous articles, I have suggested that the arrival of the Flashback Data Archive in Oracle RDBMS 11g allowed us to finally say goodbye to journalling tables.