Archives
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SqlResultSet, MARS and SQLCLR
In the current version of the .NET framework, if you need to open two DataReaders at the same time, you need to open two connections. This will be not necessary in Yukon because it will support 'MARS'.
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Mark Fussell, XmlAdapter and O/R mapping
Mark is a Lead Program Manager in the XML group (or in the WebData group?). Sometime ago I found this document by Mark Fussell Object/Relational mapping, and was kind of interested on how it felt to do the trip from O/R mapping to XML. It's an interesting one, and I think it's a trip in the right direction.
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O/R mapping BOF
In the PDC I was not able to get into the O/R mapping BOF because of my 'Exhibitor' badge. This time it seems 'all badges' are allowed in the BOFs so I made it.
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First notes from TechEd
- We built the DeKlarit booth today, so I got to see the exhibit hall. It's huge. I think it's the biggest I've ever seen.
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Searching stupidity
'In Search of Stupidity' is a quite interesting and entertaining book, in particular if you were using computers in the time where you needed to type Ctrl+K Ctrl+S to save a document.
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Linux is unmaintainable
An interesting study from the Vanderbilt University, Three Unexpected Results in Open-Software Engineering, reaches to three conclusions:
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'Close Other Tabs' in VS.NET
Some time ago I suggested that VS.NET should have a 'Close Other Tabs' feature like the one in FireFox. Whidbey has it.
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Java is not Fault Tolerant
I just installed DeveloperExpress' CodeRush.
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Jeffrey Ullman Courseware
From the home page of Jeffrey Ullman in Stanford you can get to his Lecture Notes, including powerpoints with audio, so it's like attending one of his classes.
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What is a database?
This quote is at the beginning of 'Temporal Data and the Relational Model'.