(Venkat Subramaniam) Generics in .NET 2.0 is an exciting feature. But what are generics? Are they for you? Should you use them in your applications? In this article, we’ll answer these questions and take a closer look at generics usage, and their capabilities and limitations.
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Disaster recovery for small business file servers
(Mike Talon) Even though small businesses don’t have the budget or the sheer volume of files that some of the larger enterprises do, you still have to protect the data. Smaller shops have their own issues to overcome that are just as difficult and just as important as the big guys.
Document Your Code in No Time At All with Macros in Visual Studio
(Tony Chow) )ne of the most widely acclaimed features of the C# programming language is XML-based code annotation. Starting in Visual Studio 2005, XML documentation support will also become available in Visual Basic and C++. Yet in everyday practice, making full use of the many comment tags can be a
Programming DB2 via CLI: Getting Started
(Andrew Binstock) In a previous article, I presented DB2’s call level interface (CLI) (“Easy, Native Access to DB2 From C and C++”), which is a programming API that enables you to access DB2 from C and C++. That article discussed the many advantages of this approach and briefly touched on what CLI c
Evaluating MySQL 5.0 Key Features – Helping the QA Process
(Arjen Lentz) As I’m sure you’re aware, MySQL 5.0 is currently in its beta phase. It may appear obvious, but software does not magically become stable (production quality) just by waiting a while! Next to our crack QA (Quality Assurance) Team, the QA process relies on you, the many users of the
Creating Business Value Through Compliance-Oriented Backup, Recovery, and Archive
Lawmakers and regulatory agencies have imposed new regulations that require the retention and protection of electronic messages and data records. This paper provides recommendations for backup, recovery and archive strategies that enable infrastructure and operations to support both compliance a
Embarcadero Data Lifecycle Management Series: Microsoft SQL Server
Microsoft SQL Server is growing in terms of market share and revenue. Adhering to data lifecycle management techniques to automate and streamline processes can help you be successful on the Microsoft SQL Server platform. (R,pdf)
A Bright, Shiny Service: Sparklines
(Joe Gregorio) I really was working on the bookmark web service—really, I was!—but I got distracted. What grabbed my attention was Sparklines.
Execute SQL Statements on DB2 UDB for Windows from the iSeries
(Michael Sansoterra) With the necessity of tight integration between platforms pervading many IT shops, I wondered what interoperability exists between the DB2 Universal Database (UDB) on the iSeries and DB2 UDB for Windows. After a little investigation, I was pleased to find that DB2 SQL on the
Retrieve filtered file lists from a specified directory
(Brian Walker) The SQL code in Listing 1 (below) creates a system stored procedure named sp_ListFiles. The routine returns a filtered list of files found in a specified directory. The sp_ListFiles stored procedure uses the xp_cmdshell extended stored procedure that comes with SQL Server. (R)