(Paul Ferrill) Efficient software debugging is definitely an acquired talent. Most programmers have some ideas on how to do it when they first get started but typically can’t handle a large complex program that doesn’t work. Add multithreading to a complex program and you’re sure to lose most junior
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Database Security and Patches – Part 5
(Steve Callan) Between Oracle’s critical patch updates and security alerts, perhaps a better phrasing of “Unbreakable” would be “Unbreakable (when patched).” Other articles exist which qualify and clarify what “unbreakable” actually means, and defining “unbreakable” is not the point of this particul
Abstract Classes in PHP: Introducing the Key Concepts
(Alejandro Gervasio) An abstract class is a class that cannot (or should not) be instantiated. They are surprisingly useful for certain purposes. In this article, you will learn the important concepts related to abstract classes in PHP 4, and see many hands-on examples that will allow you to make us
Easily parse string values with .NET
(Tony Patton) Processing string values is an integral aspect of most application development projects. This often involves parsing strings into separate values. For instance, receiving data from an external data source such as a spreadsheet often utilizes a common format like comma-separated values.
Get metadata on MySQL databases
(Edward Tanguay) Getting information about databases if essential if you want to write generic and scalable applications. This code shows you how to get information such as all databases on the server, all tables in each database and all field and field info for each table. Even if you do not need t
WebSphere DataStage Hawk beta arrives: spoiler alert!
(Vincent McBurney) The Hawk beta software finally arrived! Warning, this blog contains Hawk (version 8) release spoilers, so if you don’t want to know what is in it until you get your hands on your own dvd then stop reading!
ASP.NET 2.0 (II) Enhancements to existing controls
(Chris Sully) This article is the second in a series looking at ASP.NET 2.0 though it follows on from my earlier overview articles on the subject. In the last article we looked at the enhancements to existing controls. In this article we’ll proceed to provide an overview of the new controls that hav
Customize the DB2 UDB Control Center to better represent your business
(Paul C. Zikopoulos) With custom folders in the DB2 Universal Database (DB2 UDB) Control Center, you can group systems and databases into folder artifacts that represent your business and can more quickly and easily perform DBA tasks. Walk through the steps to customize your Control Center view.
Answering PL/SQL
(Steven Feuerstein) Although PL/SQL does not natively support the declaration and manipulation of multidimensional arrays, you can emulate these structures using nested collection definitions, which were first supported in Oracle9i Database Release 1.
OWL Examples in XML Syntax
Since the XML presentation syntax in itself does not rely on the syntax of RDF, namespace declaration of the XML syntax dose not have to include RDF-related namespace such as ‘xmlns:rdf’ and ‘xmlns:rdfs’ in contrast to the declaration for the RDF/XML syntax.