(Rita Knox) Given XML’s derivation from Standard Generalised Markup Language (SGML), publishing applications seemed to be its most obvious use. Although many XML-based publishing products were released, there was little interest or adoption beyond for-profit publishing.
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The evolution of the internet and its exponential growth in recent years has resulted in gradual shift from desktop to distributed applications. This shift has led to the development of complex enterprise applications that are managed across different platforms and geographical boundaries. These app
Understanding Interfaces in C#
(Brendan Enrick) Interfaces basically define a blueprint for a class or a struct. The programmed definition of an interface looks very similar to a class, but nothing is implemented. Interfaces define the properties, methods, events, and indexers, but the interface does not define the implementation
ASP.NET MVC Framework (Part 3): Passing ViewData from Controllers to Views
(Scott Guthrie) The last few weeks I have been working on a series of blog posts that cover the new ASP.NET MVC Framework we are working on. The ASP.NET MVC Framework is an optional approach you can use to structure your ASP.NET web applications to have a clear separation of concerns, and make it e
Embedding OWL-RDFS syntax in XHTML with RDFa
(David Decraene) The OWL-language (web ontology language) is a recommendation by the W3C. OWL is a language that allows proper definition and representation of Ontologies. It is supposed to form the foundation of the next generation of the internet: the semantic web (a.k.a. web3.0). Unfortunately, e
Kick-start your Java apps
(Sing Li) To create, test, and deploy a Web-based application or Web service rapidly, you need a proven relational database, a standards-compliant Web application server, and a flexible IDE. Ideally, all these software packages are production-tested, simple to obtain, easy to use, and well integrate
Profound Logic Gives Web Access to DB2/400 with iData
(Alex Woodie) Ever wished you could access and edit your DB2/400 records directly from a Web browser? If so, perhaps you should check out iData, a new tool recently introduced by Profound Logic. The use of AJAX and other Web 2.0 techniques provides an extremely fast and intuitive way to access the d
Falcon serendipitous performance findings
(Giuseppe Maxia) While researching partitioning performance (expect an article about this topic soon) I come across the news that the Falcon team has released a Falcon Feature Preview with the latest implementation.
DB2 9 DBA Exam Sample Questions: Disabling the Task Center and understanding CREATE TABLESPACE options
(Roger Sanders) The DB2 database administration exam can be a challenge, even to experienced DBAs. Practicing in advance, with sample questions that resemble the kinds of questions on the actual exam, is one of the best ways I know of to prepare. Each week, I’ll be posting two new sample questions a
Oracle Database 11g: SQL Performance Analyzer, Part 2
(Jim Czuprynski) Oracle Database 11g Release 1 (11gR1) features the new SQL Performance Analyzer that promises to ease significantly the workload of busy Oracle DBAs because it provides a way to accurately evaluate complete database workloads for “before versus after” performance changes. This artic