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Migrating TSQL to PLSQL or vice versa
From TSQL to PLSQL Apart from syntax differences, there are a host of logical differences - For TSQL procedures that use temp tables or locks have no counterpart in Oracle…
Load balancing in IIS
Earlier versions of IIS ( and earlier) worked with Windows Load Balancer (WLB). For later versions, Microsoft offers an IIS extension called ARR (Application Request Router). With Azure hosted sites,…
SQL Server–Server versus Database Roles for application developers
App developers typically require ownership of the database that they are working on. This translates to giving them dbo (DB Owner) rights on the database. A dbo can do almost…
Architectural Patterns for dealing with Network Latency
More often than not, an n-Tier has a tier that needs to communicate across a network. More often than not, network latency issues are beyond the control of the software…
Big Data Myths
Good read on current misunderstandings with BigData. It is not just about Volume (of data) – but also Variety (of data) and Velocity (of changes).
Visual Studio 2013 javascript error while running in DEBUG mode
If you encounter a javascript error only when running through Visual Studio (and not standalone), then you are probably running into this new feature in Visual Studio 2013 – called…
WordPress as a document management system–’Post Forking’ and ‘Edit Flow’ Plugins
Document management is a little different from content management. The goal of content management is to allow end users to edit live content – and have it appear instantly (publish).…
Component based design versus Object oriented design
Object oriented design starts with either an inheritance hierarchy or an interface based design. Component based design also uses Object oriented concepts, but instead of inheritance (or interfaces), utilizes object…
Take an existing PPT theme and apply it to another presentation
I don’t know why Microsoft has to change things around completely with every new release of MS Office. However, if you have an existing MS PPT 2010 presentation – and…
DeepDyve.com – a candy store for researchers
I was looking for an old article from a 1970 journal. I came across a site that allowed me to rent the article for $ . I was happy to…