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What is Metadata?

What is metadata? Well, It’s an odd concept to wrap your head around. Metadata is essentially the secondary layer of data that tracks details about the “regular” data. The regular

6 Web Resources for Coders

6 Online Coding Resources

One of the most rapidly growing job industries today is coding. As more and more of the world moves to a digital format, the demand for skilled coders continues to

Tip: SQL Injection, Part 2

SQL injection is probably the most common and easiest hacking technique out there. Now, don’t think I condone it, I’m just trying to make you aware of some of the

Tip: SQL Injection, Part 1

SQL injection is probably the most common and easiest hacking technique out there. Now, don’t think I condone it, I’m just trying to make you aware of some of the

Tip: Regional Date Settings Problems

Regional Settings, especially dates, are always a problem in code. For example, suppose your product is developed in the U.S. and deployed in the UK. DateTime.Parse?would throw exceptions because String

Tip: Java Support for the Hijrah Calendar

The Hijri calendar system is somewhat different from the Gregorian calendar. This example does not discuss the complete Hijri calendar. This is only to educate you regarding the existence of