(Jim Wankowski) In this white paper, expert Jim Wankowski explores the progression of DB2 application development over the last three decades. He covers DB2 programming trends and solutions for maximum application performance in today’s development environment. (R)
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On the Road Again
(Roger Miller) Have you heard Willie Nelson sing, “On the Road Again?” I can’t remember the words exactly, but country music does not depend upon the exact tune or the exact words. The words I use are, “On the road again, just can’t wait to get on the road again, talking DB2 with my friends. I just
Profile XSLT transformations within PHP
(Christian Stocker) Ever wanted to know where your XSLT transformations spend most of their time? Look no further than this patch to the PHP XSL extension. It uses the built in profiler of libxslt to get the information which template was called how many times and how much time was spent in them. It
Visit Java’s Relatives: Jython and Groovy
(Jeff Friesen) The Java Runtime Environment (JRE) can host languages other than Java. This flexibility is perfect for non-Java developers who want to work within the contexts of their own languages, while reaping JRE benefits (such as a cross-platform virtual machine with security features). And thi
Event Handling with Atlas Client Controls
(Christian Wenz) In this conclusion to a three-part series on Atlas programming, you’ll learn about text fields, handling control events, and more.
Visualize spatial data in DB2
(Knut Stolze) Visualizing spatial and geometric data stored and managed in DB2 databases is often crucial for users to understand the data itself. Jointly with ESRI, IBM provides the no-charge ArcExplorer for such tasks. Learn how to setup and use ArcExplorer on various platforms. The data to be dis
Creating Advanced Solutions for SharePoint 2007
(Gustavo Velez) My previous article Creating Solutions for SharePoint 2007 discussed the importance of SharePoint 2007 Solutions for developers in the shadow of the difficulties deployment of the customizations posed for SharePoint 2003. The article introduced the three methods of utilizing Solution
Miscellaneous Concepts of .NET – Part 2
(Uday Denduluri) In this article we will discuss some miscellaneous concepts of .Net technology. This article will be the continuation for my previous article. We will discuss Just in Time compilation in detail in the first part of my article and then discuss the GAC and satellite assemblies.
Overview of Agile and Iterative Development
(Brian Mains) Iterative and Agile development provide a different approach to developing applications that traditional “waterfall” methodologies. Agile and Iterative methdologies are a more fluid, customer-driven, and evolutionary-designed approach to developing applications. Whereas waterfall devel
RSS 2.0: Really Simple Syndication
(Andrew Watt) RSS 2.0 is the latest version of the development tree of RSS. It passes through the UserLand version of RSS 0.91 and RSS 0.92. In common with RSS 0.9x, RSS 1.0 avoids the use of RDF. It seems reasonable to conclude that the avoidance of RDF is partly a result of Dave Winer’s preference