Relational databases are designed for multiple simultaneous users, and Microsoft SQL Server is no different. However, supporting multiple users requires some form of concurrency control, which in SQL Server's case means transaction isolation and locking. Read on to learn how SQL Server 2008 implements locking.
Do you need to create Dynamic Where Clauses at runtime? No need to use string concatenation with SQL, LINQ is fully capable of performing the same task.
Learn how to use SQL Modeling Services to hunt for interdependencies without having to access source code.
In today's column we'll demonstrate how and when to use the new TSQL MERGE statement and how this can be a helpful addition to your toolbox.
Learn how to define policies and use them to better manage your SQL Server 2008 instances.
This article was written mainly for developers who use Firebird Embedded SQL Server in .Net framework applications and want to speed up or optimize DB queries. We will describe how to create your own native Firebird extension and show some approaches how to use it in managed code applications.
Discover Code::Blocks, an open source IDE for C/C++.
LINQ has a trick up its sleeve from .NET 4 onwards for dealing with large amounts of data and multiple CPUs. Learn to leverage LINQ.
Create a multi-channel application with DevExtreme and Visual Studio.
Arun Karthick introduces you to the state machine model and shows you how to create a simple working state machine sample using the .NET framework in the C# language.
