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CodeGuru Newsletter
November 29, 2005
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TOPICS:
–> Editorial –
–> Recently Published
Books
–> New Articles on
CodeGuru:
==>
ASP.NET
– Use Custom HTTP Handlers in Your ASP.NET
Applications
==>
Database
– XML Queries and Indexing in SQL Server
2005
==>
Design
– Practice for Designing Web
Applications
==>
Dialogs
– MessageBox with Custom Button
Captions
==>
Events
– Event Dispatching: One Size Doesn’t Fit
All
==>
OpenGL
– Setting Up OpenGL in an MFC
Control
==>
Threads
– A Simple Thread Pooling Approach
–> Discussion Groups — HOT
Threads
– Bitmap in
CStatic (Working with
Bitmaps)
–
Factorial (homework and recursion
debate)
–
Query:print an ms-access table
–> Highlighted new articles on Developer.com
1. A General-Purpose LMS
Adaptive Engine in Java
2. Object-level Access Control in
Applications
3.
Getting Started with Windows Communication Foundation Transactions
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Comments
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You have to give it to Microsoft. The way to combat open source is to use
things such as shared source and standards. Their newest parlay is with the
submission of the Office Open XML file format technology to the Ecma
International standards board. Last week Microsoft submitted the Office Open XML
file format for standardization. This is the format Microsoft intends to
use as the default for the next release of Office (“Office 12”). For more on the
submission to Ecma, see an interview at:
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,73w4,31ew,jorm,i5r0
If you are in Europe, then you are only days away from the launch of the Xbox
360 planned for December 2nd there. ExtremeTech reported that 300,000 units
should be available in Europe for the launch. In the US, many people are still
waiting for their Xbox 360s that are on backorder. Most stores are sold out of
the units. Additionally, reports are starting to come in about overheating
and other minor issues. Regardless of the issues, overall reactions that I’ve
seen have been very positive for the new consoles.
Of course, I’m still waiting to see how long it takes someone to hack a 360
so that it can be used as a regular PC!
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
–> Build a Program Now!
Microsoft Visual Basic 2005
Express Edition
By Patrice Pelland
for Microsoft Press
220 pages for
$16.99
http://books.internet.com/books/0735622132
This is a four color book with a CD that contains Visual Basic 2005 Express
Edition. This is a great, cheap book for someone new to Visual Basic and/or
programming. It is also an inexpensive way to get the Express Edition of VB if
you don’t want to download it.
–> Pro SQL Server 2005 Reporting
Service
By Landrum and Voytek II for
Apress
400 pages for
$39.99
http://books.internet.com/books/1590594983
–> Java Messaging
By
Eric Bruno for Charles River Media
480 pages
with a CD for $44.95
http://books.internet.com/books/1584504188
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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=1,2266,1,fka1,909i,jorm,i5r0
This week’s posted CodeGuru articles:
==> ASP.NET
– Use Custom HTTP Handlers in Your ASP.NET
Applications
By Mark Strawmyer
Explore the built-in
ASP.NET HTTP handlers and then learn how to create your own custom handlers.
When you’re done, you’ll be able to enable special handling within your Web
applications.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,3z5v,fcgf,jorm,i5r0
==> Database
– XML Queries and Indexing in SQL Server
2005
By Mike Gunderloy
For the first time, SQL
Server 2005 offers a native XML data type. See how you can store and query XML
documents as part of a SQL Server table, and how to use XML indexes to make
queries against these columns more efficient.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,e0h8,9gqj,jorm,i5r0
==> Design
– Practice for Designing Web Applications
By
Ezhilan
Discover a practice that can be used when designing a Web
application. It will make the application more robust, scalable, and
maintainable.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,1ej4,fejr,jorm,i5r0
==> Dialogs
– MessageBox with Custom Button Captions
By
Miguel Schindler
Windows message boxes do not provide a standard interface
for modifying button captions. Learn how to make the caption changes.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,4j8x,5iij,jorm,i5r0
==> Events
– Event Dispatching: One Size Doesn’t Fit
All
By Radu Braniste
Discover the possible
implementations of a type safe event dispatching mechanism, based on the
Multicast pattern, in the context of single-layered and multilayered
receptors.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,10fv,ika3,jorm,i5r0
==> OpenGL
– Setting Up OpenGL in an MFC Control
By
bfowle
Learn how set up an OpenGL rendering context inside an MFC control and
make use of the timers MFC has to offer.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,1p07,8zzh,jorm,i5r0
==> Threads
– A Simple Thread Pooling Approach
By
Raghupathy Srinivasan
Learn about a simple mechanism to achieve thread
pooling by using Windows messages.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,la5v,56jl,jorm,i5r0
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Discussion
Groups
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Check out the CodeGuru discussion forums at:
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,bcr8,cx5j,jorm,i5r0
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:
==> Bitmap in CStatic (Working with
Bitmaps)
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,cawm,1lpl,jorm,i5r0
==> Factorial (homework and recursion
debate)
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,ifm4,dpx4,jorm,i5r0
==> Query:print an ms-access
table
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,enx9,kcvi,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. A General-Purpose LMS Adaptive Engine in
Java
By Richard G. Baldwin –
Learn how to
write a general-purpose LMS (Least-Mean Squares) adaptive engine in Java then
see how to demonstrate the use of the engine for three different adaptive
programs of increasing complexity.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,22pc,h24o,jorm,i5r0
2. Object-level Access Control in
Applications
By Chad Cook –
Granular access
control should be applied at many levels within an application.from user and
network interaction all the way down to the individual objects that may contain
critical data. Learn about the importance of object-level access control and
presents architectural concepts surrounding Role Based Access Control to manage
the security of data within applications.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,btd8,3yn7,jorm,i5r0
3. Getting Started with Windows Communication Foundation
Transactions
By Laurence Moroney (From DevX.com)
–
Transactions aren’t just for database applications any more. Using
the unified transaction system in the Windows Communication Foundation, you
can create transactable services not only for database applications, but for
messaging, workflow, and other types of applications as well.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,2266,1,fald,fz6v,jorm,i5r0
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