Bulk Loading XML into SQL Server 2005 using .NET
With a number of clients, I have been provided a sample format for a transactions along with instructions to develop a process to load it into a database as quickly and painlessly as possible. This usually comes with the requirements that the XML data file can have any number of records from 1 to n. [...]
Choose the right .NET data provider, optimize application performance
Developing performance-oriented .NET applications is not easy. The .NET standard includes only basic guidelines and interface definitions to help programmers develop .NET applications. In addition, .NET data providers do not throw exceptions to say that your code is running too slowly. Designing a .NET application is a complex process, in part because the code can [...]
Integrating Java and Microsoft .NET
When building an application, it is increasingly likely that you and your team will have to combine components and/or source code written in different programming languages. It is not uncommon for programmers to spend significant periods of time getting modules written in different languages to interoperate properly. This is one of the key challenges addressed [...]