(Daniel Moth) This article explains how to write and use a managed wrapper for the message queue point-to-point functions that are unique to Windows CE .NET and later.

(Alejandro Gervasio) Welcome to part two of the series “Building Object-Oriented Database Interfaces in PHP.” In the previous article, I offered complete coverage of the role that database interfaces play in Web applications, highlighting the immediate benefits of having a centralized mechanism for

(Tony Patton) Numeric values are a part of most applications, whether it is data entered by the user or values pulled from a backend data source. The need to convert from one numeric type to another often arises during development work. The .NET Framework provides numerous ways to perform the conver

(Matt Zandstra) The May 2005 IBM developerWorks article “Getting started with objects with PHP V5” covered enough detail to get a reader up and running with the basics of classes and objects in PHP. This article introduces some of PHP V5’s more advanced and design-oriented features. Among them are o

(Chris Sully) The aim of this series of articles is to provide an overview of issues surrounding the architecture of .NET Solutions. In doing so it is following Microsoft’s recommended approach and, in particular, looking at the requirements of the related Microsoft certification exam (70-300), whic

(Tyler Whitney) My is a new feature in Visual Basic 2005 that puts commonly used functionality at your fingertips and reduces the number of lines of code that you have to write. It does this in a way that is efficient, robust, and thread-safe. In an environment where programmer productivity matters

An effective .NET application support strategy is absolutely critical to minimize the risk of deploying .NET applications. To help, this paper: 1. Identifies the main components of the Microsoft .NET architecture 2. Outlines the most common .NET application problems 3. Presents strategi

(Bruno Zambetti) One of the best features of developing COM+ based applications in standard three-tier presentation, business, and data access (DAL) layers is the simplicity of managing transactions distributed between the application’s layers. I’m not referring to the canonical definition of “distr

(Michael Volodarsky) Due to the stateless nature of the HTTP protocol, Web applications have always shouldered the burden of user state management. Fortunately, ASP.NET provides a number of ways to maintain user state, the most powerful of which is session state. This feature provides a convenie

(Chris Sully) The aim of this series of articles is to provide an overview of issues surrounding the architecture of .NET Solutions. In doing so it is following Microsoft’s recommended approach and, in particular, looking at the requirements of the related Microsoft certification exam (70-300), whic