Database Scalability, Part 4: Database Architecture
Database architecture is the most debated and misunderstood topic regarding scalability today. The noSQL movement is enchanting because it is new and is designed for web-scale databases. The SQL...
View ArticleHow to Make an ASP Calendar
ASP.NET has some great features, among them being able to make a calendar. Many frameworks either lack the ability to make a calendar or it is rather complicated. Let’s take a look at just how easy it...
View ArticleA Tutorial on OAuth, Part 4: Authorization Process
In the overview we stated there are three parts to OAuth: setup, authorization process, and API calls. There are five ordered events that make up these parts. Here we will look at the three events that...
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Database Scalability, Part 5: The Process
So far we’ve looked at the three core areas involved in scaling databases and how to go about achieving greater scale in each are. In conclusion of this series on database scalability we will look at...
View ArticleASP.NET Control Gallery
ASP.NET’s Control Gallery is a directory of almost 1,000 controls and components for applications. The gallery has tools for charting and messaging to ecommerce and content management. The categories...
View ArticleA Tutorial on OAuth, Part 5: API Calls
If the third step, user authentication, is the most confusing, making API calls is the most tricky. Here we will look at a general overview of what making API calls is all about and then look at a...
View ArticleA Tutorial on XML Sitemaps
Sitemaps are an ingredient that completes a website’s SEO package. They are certainly still relevant, since they ensure content is not overlooked by web crawlers and reduce the resource burden on...
View ArticleAn Overview of the Java Variable Scope
Scoping can be thought of as “the extent of information hiding.” In other words, scoping tells you where variables and methods can be seen from. Java has a neat approach to this that is both expressive...
View ArticleElmah.MVC NuGet Package Released
ELMAH stands for Error Logging Modules And Handlers (ELMAH). As Scott Hanselman puts it, “ELMAH is Tivo for your ASP.NET Errors.” Alexander Beletsky made changes and wrote a how-to on installing it....
View ArticleDates and Times in MySQL, Part 1: Introduction
Storing dates and times in MySQL may appear to be as complicated as dates in real life to those who have never delved into the subject. Programmers often default time using an int datatype and storing...
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