(Dan Mabbutt) What are called, ADT’s or Abstract Data Types have been evolving for years starting with Collections in VB and Dictionary Objects in VBScript. VB .NET’s Hashtable object is now the state of the art. Part One of this series discusses Arrays, the Collection object and the Dictionary obje
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Microsoft wrestles with .Net Framework compatibility
(Paul Krill) Microsoft has confirmed that it is having compatability problems with the upcoming .Net Framework 2.0, but says the problem will not delay the release of the Visual Studio 2005 toolset planned for later this year.
Leverage the .NET Framework with Visual Basic.NET – Introduction
(G.Gnana Arun Ganesh) Using the .NET Framework, Microsoft Visual Basic developers can build robust applications that were very difficult to write in previous versions of Visual Basic. This article will discuss the the powerful features of the Visual Basic.NET and it`s Data types.
Using Caches in Multi-Tier Applications: Best Practices
(Andrei Cioroianu) Multi-tier architectures help make complex enterprise applications manageable and scalable. Yet, as the number of servers and tiers increases, so does the communication among them, which can degrade overall application performance.
Open-Source Decision-Making and Implementation
(C. Pitman Baker and Christopher Gamble) Because of the “communal” approach it takes, open-source software tends to evolve quickly and organically. Having so many different programmers working on a particular piece of software creates the effect of a huge programming team. The improvements that they
Dr. Tom’s Workshop: How Table Variables Can Speed Up Your Queries
(Tom Moreau) As you know, I enjoy receiving e-mail from you, particularly when you provide me with a challenging T-SQL problem or one that makes me dig in and learn something new. This month’s “best question” award comes from UK-based Dr. Graham Smith.
Build a Maintenance Application with the XmlTextWriter/XmlTextReader Classes
(Tom Archer) The past several articles have demonstrated how to use both the XmlTextWriter and XmlTextReader classes to perform basic XML file, or document, tasks. This article takes what you’ve seen thus far to the next logical step—creating a real application that reads and writes data using these
Top 5 Web Service Mistakes
(Paul Ballard) In this article we’re going to discuss five common mistakes that enterprises make when developing web services. It’s important to note that these aren’t logic or syntax mistakes. There are no compiler errors to tell you that something is wrong and no exceptions will be thrown, at leas
Oracle Bug Database Susceptible to ‘Metalink Hacking’
(Lisa Vaas) The Oracle security research firm Red Database Security GmbH has found 42 bugs, some serious, in Oracle Corp.’s Metalink knowledge base, and determined that it’s possible to search Oracle’s bug database for customer e-mails, used configurations, test cases and other sensitive information
Beyond ETL: Using SQL Server 2005 Integration Services to Integrate Non-Standard Data Sources and Destinations
SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) is not only a high-end ETL (Extract Transform and Load) tool but also a general purpose data integration utility that goes beyond traditional ETL. Kamal Hathi demonstrates the integration of data from a variety of data sources, including XML and Web Services.