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Challenges for old developers learning new tricks
The problem of staying current is more acute in IT than in other fields because of the speed of new technology development. What do you do when a new technology comes along that makes obsolete a technology that you've devoted a good part of your career to? by Toni Bowers
Tags: Developer, Microsoft Visual Basic 6.0, Information Technology, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Professional Development, Strategy, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Career, Management, Toni Bowers
Blog posts 2008-07-25
A .NET primer on reference types and value types
Working with reference types and value types is usually not given much thought during daily programming chores; but if you ever choose to pursue .NET certification, you should be familiar with both types. Tony Patton provides you with a solid background in these programming basics. by Tony Patton
Tags: Method, Reference, Class, Type, Object, Class Type, ByRef, Person, Person Class, SwapPeople, SwapValue, person1.FirstName, person1.LastName, person1.Title, person2.FirstName, person2.LastName, person2.Title, Console.WriteLine, Integer, ByVal, .Net, C#, Application Servers, Microsoft Development Tools, Development Tools, Programming Languages, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Tony Patton
Blog posts 2008-06-16
Demonstrate your .NET 3.5 prowess with certifications
I talked to several developers recently who are wondering about Microsoft .NET 3.5 certification and how it relates to their .NET 2.0 and .NET 1.1 certs. Here's an overview of where Microsoft is going with its .NET certification and what a developer with .NET 1.1 or 2.0 certification should plan...
Tags: Certification, Exam, Microsoft .NET Framework 3.5, Microsoft Corp., .NET 2.0 Exam, TS, .Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Quality, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Business Operations, Tony Patton
Blog posts 2008-04-21
Hear how Mainsoft is opening options for .NET and Java developers
Mainsoft provides tools for running .NET code on the Java platform. I interviewed Mainsoft's Vice President of Technology, Eyal Eliahu Alaluf, via e-mail about a variety of subjects, including: managing a team on different continents Mainsoft has offices in the United States and Israel; working with .NET code within the...
Tags: Java Developer, Mainsoft, JVM, CLR, Eyal Eliahu Alaluf, Mono Open Source .NET Framework, .NET CLR, .Net, Programming Languages, Java, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Justin James
Blog posts 2008-04-08
Security news roundup: October 26
Here's a collection of recent security vulnerabilities and alerts, which covers a new version of Apache Tomcat, a local privilege escalation in Trend Micro anti-virus products, and six new flaws fixed in the latest version of RealPlayer. New version of Apache Tomcat fixes vulnerability ...
Tags: Trend Micro Inc., Vulnerability, Driver, Apache Software Foundation, RealNetworks RealPlayer, Apache Tomcat, Open Source, Application Servers, Digital Music, Security, Digital Media, Middleware, Enterprise Software, Software, Personal Technology, Consumer Electronics, Paul Mah
Blog posts 2007-10-26
Use multiple dump files for large Oracle exports
Even as far back as Oracle 8i, the Export utility could handle large exports by splitting them into multiple output files. Bob Watkins reviews how this is done prior to Oracle 10g and what changes are necessary for 10g and later. Oracle's Export utility exp is a useful part...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Storage, Databases, Bob Watkins, database, Oracle Tips Newsletter, Export, FILE Parameter, Application Servers, Hardware, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
Technical articles 2007-05-29
Consider these factors before using Enterprise JavaBeans
If you're still on the fence about whether Enterprise JavaBeans EJB is right for your project, Peter V. Mikhalenko explains the main goals of EJB and its limitations. He also discusses common myths about EJB. Enterprise JavaBeans EJB is one of the most complicated technologies in the J2EE...
Tags: EJB, Middleware, Peter V. Mikhalenko, J2EE, Application servers, Enterprise software, Java Tips Newsletter, EJB Application, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software
Technical articles 2007-05-29
Easily manage directories with .NET's Directory class
The .NET Directory class exposes static methods for creating, moving, and enumerating through directories and subdirectories. Tony Patton walks you through the basics of this class. Last week I showed how you can use .NET's Path class  to work with string values representing file and directory paths. This...
Tags: Microsoft .NET, Middleware, Tony Patton, .NET, Application servers, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, .NET Newsletter, Directory, Method, Class, .NET Directory Class, Directory Class, Path Parameter, Path Information, Listing F, C#, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software, Development Tools
Technical articles 2007-05-02
Get tips for using namespaces in VB.NET
When you want to place classes within specific .NET namespaces, use a namespace statement with the default namespace that's identified in a project's properties. This VB article explains how. Developers utilize namespaces when they want to place their classes within specific .NET namespaces. Using a namespace statement with...
Tags: Microsoft Corp., Microsoft Visual Basic.Net, Irina Medvinskaya, .NET, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, namespace, Visual Basic Tips Newsletter, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, Application Servers, Middleware, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Development Tools, Enterprise Software, Software
Technical articles 2007-04-26
Working with .NET files via the Path class
The .NET Path class, which allows you to work with file path values, uses string values to perform all of its operations. Learn how the class uses various properties and methods to perform operations. Developers often need to know certain aspects of a file such as the name,...
Tags: Microsoft .NET, Middleware, Tony Patton, .NET, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, Path class, .NET Newsletter, Microsoft .NET Framework, Class, Listing B, Path, Path String, Code Snippet, Listing D, Microsoft Windows, Application Servers, C#, Operating Systems, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Software, Enterprise Software
Technical articles 2007-04-24
Don't overlook STATSPACK in Oracle 10g
Bob Watkins passes along a tip from a local Oracle Users Group seminar: don't ignore STATSPACK in Oracle 10g. It's still there, and it has some great new measurements. I had the privilege last month of hearing Rich Niemiec of TUSC speak about performance tuning at the Dallas...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Application Server 10g, Bob Watkins, Application servers, Statspack, Oracle Tips Newsletter, Enterprise Software, Software
Technical articles 2007-04-17
Delete rows during updates using Oracle 10g's MERGE statement
In Oracle 10g Release 1, the MERGE statement gained the ability to delete rows, as well as update and insert them. This Oracle tip shows you how it works. The MERGE statement, introduced in Oracle 9i Release 2, is often called an "upsert" because it can both...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Application Server 10g, Storage, Databases, Bob Watkins, Listing B, clause, Oracle Tips Newsletter, Transaction, Statement, MERGE, UPDATE, INSERT, Application Servers, Business Intelligence, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management, Hardware
Technical articles 2007-02-20
Trade risk for speed with Oracle 10g's asynchronous COMMIT
A new option to the COMMIT statement in Oracle 10g can defer the writing of committed data to the online redo log files. This involves a risk of data loss, but it speeds up the transaction response time. Find out more details in this tip. One thing that Oracle...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Application Server 10g, Bob Watkins, Application servers, COMMIT statement, NOWAIT, Oracle Tips Newsletter, COMMIT, Enterprise Software, Software
Technical articles 2007-02-13
Hide sensitive data with Oracle 10g column masking
Oracle 10g's Virtual Private Database VPD feature has the ability to automatically mask out set to NULL certain columns in the results of a query on a row-by-row basis. This tip shows how to create a VPD policy that requests the column masking option. Oracle's Virtual Private Database VPD...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Application Server 10g, Databases, Bob Watkins, Application servers, Oracle Tips Newsletter, Column, PL/SQL Policy Function, Enterprise Software, Software, Data Management
Technical articles 2007-02-06
Look inside ASM disk groups with Oracle 10gR2's ASMCMD
In Oracle 10g Release 2, Oracle introduced a new command line tool called ASMCMD that lets you look inside Automatic Storage Management ASM volumes. Get an overview of the ASMCMD commands, and learn about a few of the tool's quirks. In 10g, Oracle introduced a new kind of storage...
Tags: Oracle Corp., ASMCMD, Automatic Storage Management, Bob Watkins, Application servers, disk, disk group, storage, Oracle Tips Newsletter, Oracle Application Server 10g, Disk Storage, File System Storage
Technical articles 2007-01-30
Detect hierarchy loops with Oracle 10g's new hierarchy pseudocolumns
Hierarchical queries sometimes fail because the data contain rows that reference each other: a loop. Oracle 10g has syntax and two new pseudocolumns to aid in finding such loops. In a previous tip, I described how to sort the entries in a hierarchical query. For a hierarchical query...
Tags: Oracle Corp., Oracle Application Server 10g, Bob Watkins, NOCYCLE parameter, loop, Oracle Tips Newsletter, Listing B, Application Servers, Enterprise Software, Software
Technical articles 2007-01-23
Analyze your managed .NET code with FxCop
Check your .NET code for bugs and compare it against Microsoft's design guidelines via the freely available FxCop. Learn more about this code analysis tool in this week's .NET column. I have never met a programmer who doesn't make a coding mistake from time to time. Tracking down...
Tags: Microsoft .NET, FxCop, Middleware, Tony Patton, .NET, Application servers, .NET Newsletter, Message, Assembly, Code, Analysis, Tool, Analysis Tool, Productivity, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
Technical articles 2007-01-23
Monitor .NET application performance with the CLR Profiler
When you notice memory issues cropping up in your .NET applications, Tony Patton advises you to turn to the freely available CLR Profiler. It allows you to take a peek under the hood of .NET applications and monitor the garbage collector heap. In the .NET Framework, memory management is...
Tags: Microsoft .NET, CLR, Middleware, Tony Patton, .NET, Application servers, monitor, performance, garbage collection, garbage collector, memory, .NET Newsletter, Application, CLR Profiler, .NET CLR, Software Development, Software/Web Development, Enterprise Software, Software
Technical articles 2007-01-16
How to order SIBLINGS in Oracle hierarchy queries
Developers can use the ORDER SIBLINGS BY feature of Oracle 10g and later to sort the records in a hierarchy created by the START WITH and CONNECT BY clauses in a SELECT statement. Oracle's START WITH and CONNECT BY clauses in the SELECT statement automatically traverse a hierarchy....
Tags: Oracle Corp., Bob Watkins, hierarchy, clause, ORDER SIBLINGS, Oracle Tips Newsletter, Syntax, Listing B, Application Servers, Enterprise Software, Software
Technical articles 2006-12-19
Looking back and ahead at .NET
.NET developer Tony Patton highlights the major platform and product releases of 2006 and looks ahead to 2007. Share your development team's migration plans for the coming year in the article discussion. This year, many new tools and products were released that greatly simplify developers' lives. Before we...
Tags: Microsoft .NET Framework, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft Corp., Middleware, Tony Patton, .NET, Application servers, Microsoft development tools, .NET Newsletter, Developer, Certification, AJAX, Version, Microsoft Windows Vista, Product Release, .NET 3.0, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Windows Vista (Longhorn), Software Development, Software/Web Development, Operating Systems, Software, Enterprise Software
Technical articles 2006-12-19


IT Help Desk Survival Guide, Third Edition
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