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CodeGuru Newsletter
April 11, 2006
http://www.CodeGuru.com
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TOPICS:
–> Editorial –
– Do you know what
Viridian is?
– Is Internet
Explorer going to bust your apps?
– Where oh, where has the little SQL Server gone?
–> Recently Published Books
–> New Articles on
CodeGuru:
==>
Algorithms
– zlib: Add Industrial Strength Compression to Your C/C++
Apps
==>
Classes
– [Updated] Tree Container Library
==> C++
Language
– VSTS Annotations for C++: Beyond Just Documenting Method
Behavior
==> C#
Language
– C# Generics Part 3/4: Casting, Inheritance, and Generic
Methods
==>
Databases
– Storing Session State in a SQL Server
Database
==>
Database
– Enterprise Data Management with
SQL
==>
Debugging
– Quick Debugger Visualizers in Visual Studio
2005
==>
dialogs
– [Updated] TIP: Dialog-Based, Single-Instance
Applications
==> EL
2.0
– Enterprise Library 2.0: Building Named Extensions in the Configuration
Console
==>
Internet
– Automatically Hyperlink URLs and E-Mail Addresses in ASP.NET Pages with
C#
==>
Networking
– [Updated] MODBUS Serial RTU + TCP/IP Simulator
–> Discussion Groups — HOT
Threads
– Call COM
IDispatch Method (C++)
– Default
arguments (C++)
– References vs
Pointers (C++)
–> Highlighted new articles on
Developer.com
1.
Serializing an Object via a Client/Server
Connection
2. Speeding Up AJAX
with JSON
3. Processing Image
Pixels, Applying Image Convolution in Java
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Comments
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…Do you know what Viridian is?
In last week’s newsletter (http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,1grg,30b,jorm,i5r0 )
I mentioned that Microsoft had changed the pricing on Microsoft Virtual Server
2005 R2. Continuing with the virtual server topic, I thought it worthy to
mention the codename “Viridian”.
Viridian is the codename for a future virtualization product coming from
Microsoft that is based on hypervisor technology. According to postings on the
web, Viridian won’t be available until 2008. Even so, when it does release, it
will provide even better support for virtualization, including 64-bit support.
More so, what makes this technology interesting is that it will run below
the operating system. Watch for more on this as we get closer to its release. In
the mean time, you have a new code word you can toss around!
…Is Internet Explorer going to bust your apps?
Have you played with the Internet Explorer 7.0 Beta yet? It is now available
on line at:
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,5ns3,fefi,jorm,i5r0
If you develop web-based applications, then you will want to take a look at
this newest version of IE even though it is still in beta form. Due to a number
of changes, there is a very good chance that your web application could run into
issues with IE 7.
IE 7 has several changes to improve security as well as to be more in line
with the standards. Some of the areas that could be impacted in you applications
include security compatibility issues, internationalized name support, HTTP
Security changes, CSS compatibility, ActiveX security, and working with
protected mode. For example, IE 7 may block content that was not blocked before.
You can find more informaiton on all of these areas and Internet Explorer on the
Microsoft web site.
Microsoft has already provided a toolkit to help check for compatibility
issues. The Temporary Internet Explorer 7 Application Compatibility Toolkit can
be downloaded from Microsoft at:
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,2l50,2v07,jorm,i5r0
This toolkit will help provide additional information such as letting you
know why content is blocked. While this toolkit is only temporarily available,
it should help you if you want to get an early start on making sure your
applications will work cleanly with IE 7 when it releases.
… Where oh, where has the little SQL Server
gone?
Oh where, oh where can it be? The answer is simple, Everywhere!
Microsoft made many of us very happy with the release of SQL Server Express
to replace MSDE. A free version of SQL Server, called SQL Server Everywhere
Edition, is expected to release later this year.
Microsoft has announced this even smaller version of SQL Server is targeted
for mobile and other solutions that are constrained for space. With SQL Server
Everywhere Edition, you get a stripped down edition perfectly aimed at mobile
developers. More importantly, this lightweight version will be free for
stand-alone use. You won’t need a license unless you connect up a full copy of
SQL Server.
In that case, you will need a client license. For more on this release, check
out:
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,jxcf,hwrj,jorm,i5r0
Until next week…
Brad!
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Bradley L.
Jones
www.CodeGuru.com
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Recently
Published Books
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For those of you keeping up by reading books. The following are just a few of
the new books that have been recently released. If you’ve read any of these,
feel free to write a review to be posted on CodeGuru. See the submission
guidelines at:
https://www.codeguru.com/review-guidelines.php
–> Ivor Horton’s Beginning Visual C++
2005
By Ivor Horton for
WROX
1200 pages for $49.99
http://books.internet.com/books/0764571974
–> Working with Microsoft Dynamics CRM
3.0
By Mike Snyder & Jim Steger
for Microsoft Press
580 pages for $49.99 w/
CD
http://books.internet.com/books/0735622590
–> SQL Server 2005
Distilled
By Eric L. Brown for
Addison Wesley
320 pages for
$34.99
http://books.internet.com/books/0321349792
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New
& Updated Articles on
CodeGuru
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Following are short descriptions of new articles on CodeGuru. If you are
interested in submitting your own article for inclusion on the site, then you
will find guidelines located at http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,fka1,909i,jorm,i5r0
This week’s posted CodeGuru articles:
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==== Articles
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==> Algorithms
– zlib: Add Industrial Strength Compression to Your C/C++
Apps
By Victor Volkman
The zlib compression
library enables developers to integrate lossless compression into their
application suites with ease. The benefits are saved time, space, and therefore
money.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,jw5t,976s,jorm,i5r0
==> Classes
– [Updated] Tree Container Library
By
Mitchel Haas
The TCL consists of four template container classes, similar to
those found in the STL.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,4fb2,25mk,jorm,i5r0
==> C++ Language
– VSTS Annotations for C++: Beyond Just Documenting Method
Behavior
By Nick Wienholt
Visual Studio Team
System (VSTS) code annotations enable C++ developers to attach metadata to a
method’s parameters to explicitly define the correct usage of the method.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,2g31,9uwe,jorm,i5r0
==> C# Language
– C# Generics Part 3/4: Casting, Inheritance, and Generic
Methods
By Patrick Smacchia
A further study
into the use of generics in C#2.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,mfow,lbz1,jorm,i5r0
==> Databases
– Storing Session State in a SQL Server
Database
By Bipin Joshi
In ASP.NET 2.0, you
can customize the session state store as per your requirement. Explore one of
the scalable and reliable approaches for storing session variables — SQL
Server.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,4hoa,4d51,jorm,i5r0
==> Database
– Enterprise Data Management with SQL
By Addison-Wesley Professional Books
Read about the “big picture” guide to
SQL Server 2005 for every manager, DBA, and developer.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,h5po,jomt,jorm,i5r0
==> Debugging
– Quick Debugger Visualizers in Visual Studio
2005
By Mike Gunderloy
Debugger visualizers
allow you to provide a custom user interface for the display of particular
classes of data when your program is in debug mode. While there are some complex
use cases for this, you can actually derive considerable benefit from very
simple debugger visualizers — ones that take ten minutes or less to build.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,jdjt,ciwy,jorm,i5r0
==> dialogs
– [Updated] TIP: Dialog-Based, Single-Instance
Applications
By pkhach
Limit your dialog-based
programs to a single instance by modifying the dialog template.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,jw11,kvyv,jorm,i5r0
==> EL 2.0
– Enterprise Library 2.0: Building Named Extensions in the
Configuration Console
By Vijay Mehta
See how
the Configuration Console is an extremely powerful tool that can be used to
simplify creating and editing .config files.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,1k1d,5xs9,jorm,i5r0
==> Internet
– Automatically Hyperlink URLs and E-Mail Addresses in ASP.NET Pages
with C#
By Roland Luo
Learn how to hyperlink URLs and e-mail
addresses in ASP.NET pages with C#.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,cvss,itly,jorm,i5r0
==> Networking
– [Updated] MODBUS Serial RTU + TCP/IP
Simulator
By Conrad Braam
If you are unable to
find a free Modbus Slave simulator, here is one. (The article and downloadables
were updated.)
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,kycx,4zzg,jorm,i5r0
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Discussion
Groups
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Check out the CodeGuru discussion forums at:
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Forums include Visual C++, General C++, Visual Basic, Java, General
Technology, C#, ASP.NET, XML, Help Wanted, and much, much, more!
… HOT THREADS …
Some of the current threads with the most activity are:
==> Call COM IDispatch Method
(C++)
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,gp2u,7ijn,jorm,i5r0
==> Default arguments
(C++)
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,habx,2l3e,jorm,i5r0
==> References vs
Pointers
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,2ui5,1c3i,jorm,i5r0
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New
Articles on
Developer.com
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Below are some of the new articles that have been posted to Developer.com
(http://www.developer.com).
1. Serializing an Object via a Client/Server
Connection
By Matt Weisfeld –
Learn how to
use Java to create a simple Client/Server system and transfer an object
across a network.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,2u6g,43mu,jorm,i5r0
2. Speeding Up AJAX with JSON
By Sean
Kelly –
JSON’s clever idea of being a subset of JavaScript (and Python)
makes it an instantly useable, lightweight, and highly nimble way to handle data
interchange for AJAX. It’s faster to parse and vastly easier to use than
XML.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,di4h,hh2o,jorm,i5r0
3. Processing Image Pixels, Applying Image Convolution in
Java
By Richard G. Baldwin –
Part 2 of this
lesson teaches you how to design copying filters, smoothing filters, sharpening
filters, 3D embossing
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2d6x,1,flrz,hbpp,jorm,i5r0
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