Readings in Distributed Systems

I. The Google PapersA complete list of papers written by Googlers is here. The 5 papers below describe the core of their MapReduce/GoogleFS/BigTable system.1. The Google File SystemSanjay Ghemawat, Howard Gobioff, and Shun-Tak Leung We have designed and implemented the Google File System, a scalable distributed file system for large distributed data-intensive applications. It provides fault

Interaction between C# application and Oracle through custom Object

IntroductionAs a developer I am very much fond of OOPS and its implementation in C#. When we talk about OOPS most of us are quite comfortable to play with custom object (user defined object) and transporting them across different application layer. The real pain comes when we plan to send or retrieve custom object to/from database. More specifically this is really being a challenging task to

Creating documentation for a .NET component with Sandcastle Help File Builder

Good documentation is an important part of a successful product. Creating full and comprehensive description of functions and capabilities of a software product or component takes time and patience. In this article I will discuss some practical aspects of creating documentation for .NET components. Let's assume that we have finished or almost finished creating a .NET developer library (developers

“Simple MVVM Toolkit for Silverlight” v1 Release

If you’ve made a decision to start using the Model-View-ViewModel pattern (abbreviated as MVVM) for Silverlight development, you’re faced with a rather steep learning curve and a scarcity of of accepted standards and best practices.  I’ve read no less than three Silverlight books. All of them have a chapter on MVVM, in which the pattern is explained and some fairly basic examples are provided.  

SSMS SQLCMD Mode

A question was posted on the MSDN forums in regards to executing a query file from SQL Server management studio without having to first open the file.  My first instinct was to use xp_cmdshell or even create a clr procedure, but this was way overkill.  I began to respond pointing out that the ability to pass an input query file using sqlcmd was easy and straightforward, but the post was specific

Calling Methods From Watch Window

Watch windows is one of most commonly used debugging tool with Visual Studio. We generally used to explore the objects, values, properties and other nested objects as a tree structure. Most of the time we used watch window to only view the values or change the current object properties values to see the effects of changed object during debugging  but  we can call a methods from watch window as

How to turn MySQL into blazing fast NoSQL

This is an interesting read originally appeared on O'Reilly Radar. Here Edd Dumbill explains how to Bypass the SQL parser to use MySQL's raw speed.The trend for NoSQL stores such as memcache for fast key-value storage should give us pause for thought: what have regular database vendors been doing all this time? An important new project, HandlerSocket, seeks to leverage MySQL's raw speed for

"I got your P/Invoke… right here…” But is it right ?

Many people really don't understand where P/Invoke signatures come from, or what they mean. They head over to pinvoke.net, which - don't get me wrong - is a hugely important resource, and then blindly paste in whatever they find and try compiling and running their code. Or they use the superbly helpful P/Invoke Interop Assistant. Again, paste, build, run, works on my machine. This is a great way

WordPress vs Tumblr – Choosing the Right Blogging Platform for Your Clients

In the world of web design, blogging has become a staple for most businesses looking to carve out a place of their own from which they can reach their intended audience to grow and stabilize their business. Many of them turn to us, the designers and coders, to determine what the best course of action is is for their businesses needs. For the most part, it seems a large part of the community tends

Dev/Test Cloud Platform

Dev/Test Cloud Platform is implemented by Beyondsoft and Microsoft.The platform is dedicated to software development and test scenarios.With Dev/Test Cloud you can save your cost, improve work efficiency, and improve product quality. Read more: Codeplex Posted via email from .NET Info