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Product Review: Total .NET Developer Suite

The Total .NET Developer Suite from FMS, Inc., is made up of three utilities for Visual Studio .NET developers: SourceBook, XRef and Analyzer.I'm not normally a fan of third-party plug-ins and add-ons—especially when it comes to Microsoft's Visual Studio. The IDE is already so darned feature-rich that "enhancements" tend to...

Tags: Microsoft development tools, .NET, ROI/TCO, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., Microsoft .NET, FMS Inc., Microsoft Visual Studio, developer, Total .NET SourceBook, Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, Microsoft Corp.

Technical articles 2004-03-24

Application Development: SQL Server "Yukon" and CLR integration

If you're a Microsoft programmer, you have probably invested quite a lot in the transition from Windows NT/SQL Server 7 to Windows 2000/SQL Server 2000. The transition to Longhorn/Yukon is going to require a similar investment. Enhancements to SQL Server Yukon will include more complex reporting services and better handling...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Programming languages, Middleware, Databases, Development tools, CLR, application development, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., server, stored procedure, Yukon, Microsoft .NET, SQL, Microsoft SQL Server

Technical articles 2004-03-16

Application Development: Consuming Web services in PHP

There are currently three major ways to build a Web service with PHP. I say, "major" because there's really almost an infinite number of ways to do it--but most are based on one of three methods: SOAP, XML-RPC and REST.SOAPThe preferred method of communication for Web services is the SOAP...

Tags: SOAP, Web services, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., application development, Pear SOAP, Simple Object Access Protocol, Web service, nuSOAP, PHP, Web

Technical articles 2004-03-10

Application Development: Install PEAR on a shared Web host

The PEAR PHP Extension and Application Repository adds a variety of new capabilities to PHP Web developers' toolkits. The developer becomes a more valuable resource as he adds skills like XML-RPC for Web services, image manipulation, XML insanity, and so on. Using the PEAR libraries means avoiding the reinvention of...

Tags: Scripting languages, Channel management, Web, application development, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., PEAR, PEAR library, PHP

Technical articles 2004-03-08

SQL Server Yukon: Advantages of the new PIVOT operators

Database developers who use Microsoft products have often experienced frustration at the disparity of functions between Access and SQL Server. SQL Server, which uses Transact-SQL (T-SQL), is a step behind Access in its range of features, although it is several steps ahead in terms of connectivity capabilities (i.e., more connections...

Tags: Databases, Enterprise software, Microsoft Office, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., Pivot Tables, Microsoft SQL Server, SVG, Microsoft Access, server

Technical articles 2004-03-05

Analyze MySQL databases with SQLyog

MySQL Server enthusiasts can now take advantage of an interface similar to SQL Server's Query Analyzer. SQLyog provides the functionality for free.I've started to build a GUI for MySQL several times, but I got busy with more productive things. My little brother set up ClickSQL.com for the same reason but...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., MySQL, SQLyog, database

Technical articles 2002-12-26

Customer resource management is within reach with MySQL

MySQL is great for building customer resource management CRM back ends to Web sites. It's already an integral part of many Web sites, and its pricing model is almost unbeatable. Furthermore, in active sites, there is probably already an impressive volume of CRM data just waiting to be mined.Working as...

Tags: Sales force management, Databases, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., customer resource management, ISAM, Innobase InnoDB, MySQL

Technical articles 2003-07-07

Build a database front end with ASP

There are many ways to interface with a database, but one approach allows you to use Microsoft ASP to build a front end. Use this approach to provide an easy-to-use ASP interface to help you access your data.There are various ways to interface with a database, including Access and HTML,...

Tags: Storage, Scripting languages, Databases, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., database, Microsoft ASP, sample application, database management, connection string

Technical articles 2002-11-06

Preparing for the Solution Architectures exam

Microsoft is preparing the .NET certification tests, and the Solution Architectures exam is surely going to be a hurdle. Find out what topics will most likely be on this exam and why they're important to development.As developers gear up for Microsoft Certified Application Developer MCAD and Microsoft Certified Solution Developer...

Tags: Quality, Performance management, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., Microsoft Corp., certification, performance, Solution Architectures Exam, security, Microsoft .NET

Technical articles 2002-10-25

Get an early look at the new MySQL certifications

There are a couple of new certifications in town, and they call themselves MySQL Core and Professional. The Core certification was released in March 2003. The Professional exam went to beta test a month later. These first two certifications are designed for users and administrators. Each requires only one test,...

Tags: Quality, OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., Professional Certification, Core exam fee, MySQL Core, MySQL, certification, Core certification

Technical articles 2003-06-13

How to use Access 2000 as a database front end

Many developers frown on using Access as a database development system, but it's actually a great platform for accessing and managing databases. Learn how to access a MySQL database over the Web and manage it using Access.Microsoft Access 2000 works great as a general front end and IDE for client...

Tags: Databases, Storage, OPEN SOURCE, Microsoft Office, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., database, MySQL, Microsoft Access, ODBC

Technical articles 2002-10-07

Shared source: Get a limited piece of Microsoft source code

Network security has two sides: While you need to keep the wrong people out, you also have to let the right people in. To facilitate this, Microsoft has introduced the Shared Source Licensing Programs. These programs are designed to provide qualified organizations access to the Windows source code, while ensuring...

Tags: Operating systems, MSDN Code Center Premium, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., network security, Microsoft Corp., open source, Microsoft Windows

Technical articles 2003-05-27

Under the covers of the .NET CLR

.NET promises to let you write code in numerous compliant languages, but exactly how does the CLR accomplish this feat? Learn more about the guts of this essential .NET functionality.By now you've heard a lot of talk about how .NET's Common Language Runtime CLR promises to let developers write code...

Tags: .NET, Middleware, Application servers, Microsoft development tools, Programming languages, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., Microsoft Visual Studio.Net, Microsoft .NET, CLR

Technical articles 2002-09-12

The role of the .NET CLR in creating a global development framework

The Common Language Runtime CLR is an integral part of the .NET Framework that promises to let developers employ their cross-language skills in one master architecture.The .NET Framework relies heavily on the core premise of the Common Language Runtime CLR, which .NET uses to translate various programming languages into Intermediate...

Tags: .NET, Middleware, Application servers, Microsoft .NET Framework, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., CLR, Microsoft .NET, portable executable, Intermediate Language, Common Object File Format, Microsoft Windows

Technical articles 2002-09-09

The .NET Common Programming Model (CPM)

The basic principle of .NET is object-oriented development. The driving force behind it is the Common Programming Model CPM. Take a closer look at this core functionality.The .NET Common Programming Model CPM allows different languages to employ the .NET framework. In this article, I’ll offer an overview of the basic...

Tags: .NET, Application servers, Middleware, OOA/OOD/OOP, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., programming model, System.Object, Polymorphism, Common Programming Model, MyCar, Microsoft .NET

Technical articles 2002-08-19

Microsoft book proves a useful tool for ASP.NET developers

These days, it seems like every publisher has a gimmick. O'Reilly has animal illustrations, and Microsoft Press recently started using power tools as cover art. With that in mind, I call Dino Esposito's Building Web Solutions with ASP.NET and ADO.NET my "drill chuck book," because when I constantly misplace it...

Tags: .NET, Middleware, Application servers, Databases, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., Microsoft Corp., tool, Microsoft .NET, Microsoft ASP.NET, Microsoft ADO.NET, Web application, interoperability

Technical articles 2003-04-14

A fast and furious guide to MySQL database engines

What if you were a racecar driver and could swap engines with the flip of a switch instead of having to make a trip to the garage? The MySQL database does something like this for developers; it gives you a choice of database engines and an easy way to switch...

Tags: Databases, OPEN SOURCE, Storage, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., MySQL stock engine, ISAM, MyISAM, MySQL, database, database engine

Technical articles 2003-04-07

Access and reusable ASP code make for quick intranet applications

Access may not be your first choice for enterprise-grade development, but combined with ASP, it can be just the ticket for sites with a handful of users. Use these handy functions in your everyday ASP development projects.Access might not be your first choice for a high-power database solution. But for...

Tags: Databases, Microsoft Office, Scripting languages, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., Intranet, Microsoft Access, fnDatabaseExists, Microsoft ASP, database

Technical articles 2002-07-09

MySQL or SQL Server: Look beyond politics and hype when deciding which to use

Two of the most popular back-end data stores Web developers work with today are MySQL and SQL Server. They are fundamentally similar in that both are data storage and retrieval systems. You can use SQL to retrieve data with either because both claim support for ANSI-SQL. Both database systems support...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., MySQL, Microsoft SQL Server, MyISAM, server

Technical articles 2003-03-18

Six MySQL/PHP functions to streamline development

Code reuse is one of the keys to increasing developer productivity. This article looks at several handy functions you can use to save time when building applications using PHP and MySQL.Time is your most precious commodity, and you definitely don't need to waste it on implementing repetitive tasks. One way...

Tags: OPEN SOURCE, Databases, Sanders Kaufman, Jr., MySQL, fnDatabaseExists, server, database

Technical articles 2002-07-02