(Daniel Cazzulino) During the MVP Summit, and through various articles and blog posts, Microsoft has been trying to get community feedback on the proposed feature of integrating XML as a first-class concept into a core language (such as VB.NET). It seems so natural, right? After all, they are not th
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DB2 Express live – Embed the power of DB2 into your solutions
Developing robust database applications using DB2 Express has never been easier. This workshop is designed to help you enable your database applications with DB2 Express quickly so you can sell your solutions and not the database server. As an application provider you can benefit from the advanced c
The Linux Letter: Open-Source Enterprise Databases
(Barry L. Kline) As a long-time i5 bigot, my DBMS of choice is DB2. While I have read one anecdote concerning DB2 and corrupted data, my personal experience has been that DB2 is rock-solid, high-performance, SQL standards-compliant, and chock-full of interesting and useful extensions. There is no do
A Step in the Right Direction: VTD-XML Improves XML Processing
(Jimmy Zhang) f you are among those enterprise developers routinely facing the tasks of processing large XML files whose sizes range from tens to hundreds of megabytes, most likely you have used one of the two types of XML parsers.
Project Raptor – Oracle’s New Tool for DBAs and Developers
(Steve Callan) It may be possible that raptors once feasted on toads, and if that were the case, it would be safe to assume that Oracle hopes its new Raptor product will do the same to the Toads of today. The features and functions – all for free – that ship with Raptor will likely give Quest Softwa
Abstract Classes in PHP: Working with PHP 5
(Alejandro Gervasio) Here we are again. This is the tutorial you’ve been waiting for! Welcome to the last part of the series “Abstract classes in PHP.” If you’ve already read the previous articles, then you’ll know that this series introduces the basics of abstract classes in PHP 4/PHP 5, and illust
Help fellow developers by writing useful documentation
(Tony Patton) Every developer knows what it’s like to have to make changes to an existing application. It is the true test of a developer’s skills to reverse engineer a previous team’s thinking. One thing that can really hinder this process is when there’s no documentation and all the developers inv
Oracle Application Server 10g R3
Oracle Application Server 10g R3 (10.1.3) is a significant new release of the core service-oriented architecture platform underlying Oracle Fusion Middleware. It is designed to provide a standards-based, mission critical platform for organizations deploying service oriented architectures. (pdf)
Generating XML Schema Dynamically Using VB.NET 2005: Essentials
(Jagadish Chaterjee) This is the first article in a series concentrating on generating XML Schema dynamically using Visual Basic 2005. The series is mainly targeted at those who are familiar with XML, XML Schema and the .NET framework.
Content Manager Implementation and Migration Cookbook
(Wei-Dong Zhu, Jorge A Andres, Kenneth S Christensen and Chun Liu) This IBM Redbook deals with IBM DB2 Content Manager implementation and migration. It is aimed at architects, designers, developers, and system administrators of Content Manager systems. (pdf)