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Oracle joins Microsoft developer program

Oracle has pledged to make its database software work better with Microsoft's development tools. Read more »

Simplify your life with PEAR classes

Most PHP Web developers have heard of PEAR, the PHP Extension and Application Repository, but very few of them actually use it on a regular basis. Here are 10 reasons to get started today. Read more »

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StringBuffer helps you reduce Java overhead

Dealing with dynamic string data requires care to avoid excessive system resource consumption. The basic Java StringBuffer class is designed to tackle this. Read more »

Specify DataSet in XML

This article describes a mechanism that uses a Singleton Factory Class for creating DataSet objects that represent sets of views, locating the base configuration nodes for each view via XPath query. Read more »

Create cross-platform database-driven applications with JDBC

The Java Database Connectivity (JDBC) API offers a unified interface to different databases, providing a series of generic functions that are internally translated into native function calls. This makes it extremely easy to create database-driven applications that work across different RDBMS types. Read more »

Get your feet wet with Sun's tiny Java DB

Java DB is a lightweight database management system (DBMS) that is written completely in Java. It only needs 2 MB of memory, and it makes it very easy to embed a fully functional database directly into your application. Java DB is also standards-based, supports SQL and the JDBC API, and easily integrates with J2EE. Beginning with the release of Java 6, Sun started packaging Java DB in the JDK. Read more »

Is LINQ the future of database development?

The LINQ (.NET Language Integrated Query) Project is a Microsoft initiative to standardise data access across not only data sources but also development. Will it revolutionise database development? Read more »

Extracting XML/DOM-friendly data

Java can programmatically extract data from any JDBC-compliant database, but performing this task is tricky. Here's how to pull it off. Read more »

Implementing DbUtils

Writing good JDBC code is not difficult yet can be quite painful and repetitive. The DbUtils component is a nice, simple component that just makes many JDBC tasks a shade easier for the developer. We'll show you the basics. Read more »

Ask Chuck: Creating Windows apps without a remote database

This week Chuck answers a Builder AU reader's question on creating Windows applications that users can edit without having to connect to a remote database. Read more »

Accessing database data with ASP.NET

The .NET Framework makes the task of establishing the database tier easier. Learn how to simplify the process by utilising the database tier. Read more »

Create JSP actions for efficient database access

Web apps are increasingly real-time, often fronting sophisticated server-side systems. This is reflected in database access requirements, which grow ever more complex. Combine JSP with JDBC to give your server-side code a doorway to your databases. Read more »

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