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Question: Should I use a database for storing info, rather than random access files? The info I need to store could be rather large. I also will need much more
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As you know, the EJB container offers strong support for “save/load” the state of a stateful bean. The problem arises when you have to deal
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nterprise Application Integration (EAI) is a collection of architectural principles combined to integrate new and existing applications both within the enterprise and in business to
any developers have started to warm to the power and simplicity of Ruby. While the language is simple and powerful, one of the hits against
he Asynchronous JavaScript and XML (AJAX) technology is notorious for making the user experience in web browsers more efficient, dynamic, and enjoyable and can minimize
y previous article discussed the new Application Settings feature in Windows Forms 2.0. The article demonstrated this feature using C#. However, the application settings feature
his article describes one simple solution for achieving interoperability between Windows Workflow (WF) and ASP.NET. It leverages the power of WF’s powerful visual logic to
ften considered the backbone of service-oriented architectures (SOAs), the enterprise service bus (ESB) has emerged as a standard for enterprise-wide integration among disparate information systems.
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This tip shows you how to import an XML schema in your XSL pages, using XSLT 2.0. For example, if your XML schema is named
Some of us may like to use the null layout instead of any ready layout manager. However, when it comes to using JscrollPane or other