(Jason Clark) Generics are a shipping feature of the Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0, and managed code is faster, more maintainable, and more robust because of it.
Other News
Appreciating the Entity Object
(Steve Muench) As you’ve seen in my previous columns, an Oracle Application Development Framework (ADF) entity object represents a business domain entity such as an order, a part, a customer, or a service request. By creating a set of associated Oracle ADF entity objects that represents the full bus
Windows and Open-Source Software: A Growing Trend
The general perception that open source equals Linux is changing as open-source software matures and users look to gain benefits such as cost savings and the flexibility that comes with having access to source code, analysts say.
The Secrets of Oracle Row Chaining and Migration
If you notice poor performance in your Oracle database Row Chaining and Migration may be one of several reasons, but we can prevent some of them by properly designing and/or diagnosing the database.
Siebel Shareholders Approve Oracle Merger
(Renee Boucher Ferguson) It’s official: Oracle is approved to acquire Siebel Systems for $5.85 billion by day’s end.
DataTable offers .NET developers a resource-friendly option
(Tony Patton) Most .NET developers are familiar with the often overused DataSet objects. The DataTable object receives much less attention, which is unfortunate since DataTable objects provide plenty of features that are more appropriate in many development scenarios—especially when performance is a
Implementing Row- and Cell-Level Security in Classified Databases Using SQL Server 2005
(Art Rask, Don Rubin, and Bill Neumann) This paper describes how SQL Server 2005 can be used to support row- and cell-level security (RLS/CLS). The examples provided in this white paper show how RLS and CLS can be used to meet classified database security requirements.
Upgrade Oracle 9i RAC to Oracle 10g RAC
(Vincent Chan) This article provides the procedures for converting Oracle 9i (9.2.0.4) RAC to Oracle 10g (10.2.0.1) RAC on Red Hat Enterprise Linux 3 (RHEL3).
SQL Server 2005 Application Performance Management
Want to optimize your applications that run on SQL Server? Then take advantage of Symantec’s offer for free SQL Server 2005 Application Performance Management whitepapers in eBook format, and get an in-depth education. (R)
On XMLish Things: Oxygen
(Kurt Cagle) There are times lately where I feel like I’ve strayed far from my original mandate of focusing on XML and it associated technologies. I’ve wrapped up the SVG chapter for the Firefox book, am beginning to dig in-depth into the realm of extensions before heading back into the deeper realm