(Toby Wicks) The DatabaseObjects library was designed to aid in creating object-oriented database systems quickly and easily. It achieves this with a set of generic functions and interfaces that automatically generate all of the necessary SQL statements to load, save, search, delete and enumerate a
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Multithreading in Visual Basic .NET
(John Spano) Multithreading, a very powerful technique, is essential for modern software development. Software users expect to work with a responsive program that they do not have to wait on, which is a very reasonable demand with the processor speeds that are currently available. Enter multithread
.Net Memory Management Rules: Part 1
(ayzec) .Net objects that are allocated onto the managed heap will be automatically de-allocated by the CLR. As you are building your applications, you are correct to assume that the managed heap will take care of itself without your direct intervention. In fact, the golden rule of .Net memory manag
Size, Language and Reuse
(Douglas Putnam) Over the last two decades, there has been a dramatic downturn in developed project size. Organizations appear to be breaking larger systems into smaller, more manageable pieces. The benefits are apparent in the decline of mammoth, out-of-control software projects, but there may well
IBM DB2 Universal Database and the Java Developer? Absolutely! – Part 4
(Paul C. Zikopoulos) In Part 1 of this series, I discussed how to use the Database Explorer view in the IBM Rational Application Developer for WebSphere Software (Rational AD) product to create and work with IBM DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) for Linux, UNIX, and Windows database connections. Part
Using XML as Database with Dataset
(bern4d) XMLData is small code to access XML file as a small database. If your application is small, doesn’t need very secure access, and do you want user doesn’t need to install and maintainance any database engine. XMLData provide provide simple access using the power of ADO.NET Dataset.
MySQL critical of ‘crippled’ closed-source databases
(Gavin Clarke) MySQL’s chief executive has cast himself as both friend and foe of closed-source database companies, criticizing partners and competitors for releasing “crippled” versions of existing database products.
More on Compression – CPU utilization
(Chris Eaton) In my last posting on DB2 Viper compression, I compared the compression in DB2 vs. Oracle. This sparked some good discussion with some comments assuming that performance on Oracle would be better because of the guess that their poor compression would lead to less CPU overhead. I explai
BEPELL, BEOPLE or BIPPLE? The Oracle Architect Forum
(Lewis R Cunningham) Inquiring minds want to know: Is BPEL pronounced Bepell (like spell but with a BE), Beople (like people with a B) or Bipple (like nipple with a B)? The answer is below.
What Is New in Visual Basic 2005
(Shuja Ali) I recently got my hands on the Visual Studio trial CD that I received at one of the Ready Launch Tours. I quickly installed Visual Basic 2005 and started looking around for new features. I was quite surprised to see that Microsoft has added so many new (cool) features to Visual Basic tha