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am the host of “.NET Rocks!”, an Internet audio talk show for .NET developers online at www.dotnetrocks.com and msdn.microsoft.com/dotnetrocks. My co-host Richard Campbell and I interview the movers and shakers
dmittedly, I’m excited about the many new technologies coming out of Microsoft. So excited that I can’t even decide what to play with first! I wrote about this in a
‘m guessing that there’s someone out there (there has to be at least one) who cares how the home theater turned out. (For some of the details, check out the
aybe you’ve heard the tale of two woodsmen. They both have the same job and job ethic. They begin their shifts at 8am and cut wood until 5pm every day.
SON stands for JavaScript Object Notation and is a lightweight data-interchange format. Because it is text-based it is easy for humans to read and write, and it has a regular
n my previous article: “Teach Your Old Web Cam New Tricks: Use Video Captures in Your .NET Applications,” I showed you how to integrate your Webcam into your Windows application.
ecause Java is theoretically portable, people assume that when you develop a Java mobile application, it should run correctly on all Java-enabled devices. Like most things theoretical, this just doesn’t
Instead of using: WebBrowser1.navigate “c:image.gif” Use this: WebBrowser1.navigate “about:”
The following code is an example of how to use the xsl:fallback element to achieve full compatibility between XSLT different versions. Imagine that some future 5.0 version of XSLT implements
Caching is an important part of Web technology that is often used to improve the Web application performance. In ASP.NET, each user control is cached separately by default. This creates
Use this to determine the names of your network interfaces and IPs. Of course, it can be used only for machines that have more than one network interface. import java.io.*;import
inary data is natural for computers. Everything running on the computer’s physical layer, in the registers, ALU, memory, and so on, is just a result of manipulating a set of
Unit tests have become a staple part of most Java Standard Edition (SE) and Enterprise Edition (EE) applications?especially those that espouse test-driven development. Kent Beck and Eric Gamma’s original Smalltalk
ne of the coolest features you can add to your Web application is the ability for users to personalize the look-and-feel of the pages all on their own. And often,
This code disables the standard Window Close (X) button on the upper right corner of Windows forms: Private Const SC_CLOSE As Integer = &HF060Private Const MF_GRAYED As Integer = &H1
This tip shows how to insert an image into the result-tree of an XSLT transformation using the unparsed-entity-uri function. Suppose you have this element: And an unparsed entity such as
The C++ standard library can handle complex numbers. Complex numbers may be used by including . The class std::complex is defined as a template, allowing complex numbers to use different
Both JDBC drivers and the DriverManager use the PrintWriter for logging/tracing. Using java.util.Logger as your logging/tracing tool allows you to take advantage of the Logging framework. Create an adapter class
he era of agile software development is upon us. Chances are, if your development shop doesn’t already practice some form of agile development, you’re probably competing with a company that
o more with less code is the slogan of Visual Studio 2005. When it comes to reducing the amount of written code, wizards are definitely a viable option. Visual Studio
hile AJAX is the current rage for building interactive browser-based client applications, the action on the server side has focused on Web services. In fact, Web services have become the
One way to create a SAXSource is to use a SAX InputSource and an XMLReader object. The transformer, ContentHandler, calls the XMLReader.parse(InputSource IS) method. Here’s an example: … try{ //get
An object function is a regular C++ object whose class defines the () operator. An object with a () operator can be called like a function: CFoo foo; // just
Displaying strings from .NET resource files may be a puzzle if the strings include escape sequences. For example, take the newline (linefeed) character. Suppose you want to display a hardcoded
hese days, the biggest threat to an organization’s network security comes from its public Web site. Unlike internal-only network services such as databases?which can be sealed off from the outside
This small function counts the number of cells in a worksheet that contain a specified string and outputs a total. Suppose you set the string to = “”. The function
ending out email in a Web application is a common business need. In the Java realm, sending out e-mail is facilitated via the JavaMail API, which is a required part
he Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API enables access to data and metadata from standard relational database systems (RDBMS). However, an intrinsic mismatch exists between the object model of the application
oftware Factories are one of today’s new buzzwords in IT. This Microsoft initiative is likely to change the way that developers build software in the near future. The Software Factories
his is the second article in a two-part series comparing Spring and EJB 3.0. The first article looked at how each technology addresses persistence, transaction management, and state. In this
