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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 data is something you’re likely much more familiar with, it includes files you interact with on a daily basis like

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 How Startups Take Advantage of Artificial Intelligence

Did you know that artificial intelligence solutions have been integrated seamlessly into the business sector? Sure, some people might see it as disruptive, as it has undoubtedly caused issues with regard to its ability to perform specific tasks. However, there’s no denying that AI is one of the most effective

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 increase. With a high demand for the skillset, coders tend to be very well compensated for their work. Furthermore, coders

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4 Reasons to Consider Integration When Developing Enterprise Software

When developing enterprise software for your business, it’s important to consider integration. In other words, how well will your in-house developed software integrate with popular systems used by management and workers? Integration can’t be an afterthought. It needs included into the process from the beginning. Otherwise, it’ll be clear that

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 techniques used. Let’s say for example your database on a website runs a query that looks like the following: SELECT

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 techniques used. Let’s say, for example, your database on a website runs a query that looks like the following: SELECT

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 is not recognized as a valid DateTime). The quickest fix for this problem is to use the DateTimeFormatInfo object during

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 of the Hijri calendar. Googling will help you understand more about it. Code sample: import java.time.chrono.HijrahDate;public class UsingHijrahDate{ public static