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• joeycalisay Layered Architecture across Boundaries

  Hi, I would like to know, how separating layered architecture across boundaries can increase performance and scalability. We have a scenario where client insists on the Presentation Layer on a separate machine and the application server on a separate machine and the interaction between them is going to be using Web Services. Web Services are arguably slow and how can the performance improve against having the UI Layer and Business L ...Show All

• Jim.C Real Challenge to the architect for architecting and designing for FUTURE application development’s method.

  What do you think In my experience... Now “Software Factory” is the “Buzzword” To the architect real challenge to make “Platform Independent” auto generated coding tools which will be domain specific. How extent is this possible Here things are required, strong domain knowledge along with technical skills. If I talk about .NET initially this came as one of the best programming tools/language/platform – all together ...Show All

• sujith Management of data files

  Hi ! I'm trying to understant what is the best solution to manage data files in my enterprise. I would like to attach metadata to the information, so that it can be searched and i would like to support video and audio documents. What is the best product for my case Tnks There are plenty ECM (Enterprise Content Managmenet) solutions out there. One of the most comprehsive ones is Documentum (now from EMC). Othe ...Show All

• ptukey Architecture question - how to store local copies of data on a server

  My work order application needs to do the following: 1) User has a windows forms client on their laptop, PC, or even mobile client. 2) When they have an active connection, they can connect to a web service to view new tasks, mark the ones they want to download to their local machine, then disconnect. 3) They can then edit their local copies of these tasks, then re-synch with the server when they next have a connection. Reason being, ...Show All

• Samer Selo O/R mapper requirements for domain layer

  I have heard a lot of talk about disadvantages of various ORM solutions.  Mainly that some use attributes and reflection, making your domain layer peppered with hints about how objects are serialized and complaints (probably false) that reflection is slow.  Also, some frameworks don't support caching of domain objects.  Some require you to derive all your domain classes from a base class provided by the mapper.  Others can't ...Show All

• Graham Seppings Windows Zip

  Hi Is it possible to use the windows zip function on the command line I want to incorporate this into my program. I know there is an add on for win zip but was wondering if its possible to do with the windows own version... Cheers Yes, you right System.IO.Compression have compressor/decompressor classes. But the question was about Windows Compressed Folders engine. Hmm... I tried to access Z ...Show All

• Valentin K2,Captaris Vs WF

  Can somebody let me know what are the outof box activities which differentiates K2 & captaris from WF. It is very much necessary for me as WF is not going to cost anything while other workflow management softwares cost very much. I know that Wf is a framework while others are products but is there some specific domains or activities while are very difficut to make and are present in other workflow products. Thanks everybody Cheer ...Show All

• ScruffyJohn Who needs Architecture?

  http://msmvps.com/blogs/rohanthomas/archive/2006/01/26/81848.aspx Would love to hear your comments... Thanks A good architect remains a good developer, but a good developer doesn't make a good architect. Just like a software engineer is a good software craftsman (a.k.a. software developer), but a good software craftsman doesn't make a good software engineer. There are a ton of debates on these subjects on the web. I ...Show All

• dmitry.bulavin Entities

  I'm starting the following project: A multi database (SQL Server, Oracle and Firebird) using Winforms in the presentation layer and Web Services in the middle tier. My principal question is about the best way to implement the entities transit between the layers. I'm thinking in this option: a typed dataset based entities without the default adapters created by the VS 2005. Instead I will use a Helper class to factoring the multi database feat ...Show All

• btrabucco Lookup table architecture

  I come across the situation where there are many lookup tables with simple look up table structure in general. In database design I am anticipating each table with type and status looup along with some more lookups. In total if I have 250 data tables, it will take 500 lookup tables which will have 1500 DAL stored procedures and 1500 ins/upd/del triggers. I came across a way to simplfy this architecture by putting code and codeoption tables using ...Show All

• VasudevaKumarAtukuri file extension name collision

  I was recently browsing through some of my data files and noticed that windows has started calling my *.pdb files "program debug database" files. For many years, however these files were always understood (at least by me and everyone else in the science world) as being "protein data bank" files. The *.pdb file is the gold standard for protein structure data files, and the Protein Data Bank ( http://www.rcsb.org/pdb/Welcome.do ...Show All

• Showmaster Data access application block Vs Tool generated DAL

  Hi, Can somebody throw light upon what are the differences between a data access layer generated by a OR mapping layer generated using a tool (which generates the code for DAL and having all the sql's embedded inside it) and using a data access application block provided by microsoft and when to use what. My feeling is that DAAB provided only flexiblity of database indepenndence by using factiory methods while tool generated DAL code helps ...Show All

• roniay Future of Win32 platform

  Hello, Can anyone please explain to me what is the future of the Win32-64 API or "unmanaged platform" So, I would like to know: Is it still worth to learn or have to forget it, becous it is already a technical history Will the future's operating system support win32 native code applications Will be there only 1 platform: .NET Framework 2.0 WinFX Is really .NET Framework much better than Win32 Excuse me for my langu ...Show All

• Art Art Windows Zip

  Hi Is it possible to use the windows zip function on the command line I want to incorporate this into my program. I know there is an add on for win zip but was wondering if its possible to do with the windows own version... Cheers Ok cheers for the post Is there any documentation you would recommend a look at.... Ok...do you think it would be possible to incor ...Show All

• SQL Wizard Data Storage a possible alternative?

  Sorry if this is the wrong section in the forum for this post, and i apologize in advance if this seems like the ramblings of a Lunatic. Data storage in the computer world has gotten out of hand recently. With more hard drives becoming superdrives, that can store hundreds of gigabytes of raw data, it's kind of underhanded that most of these drives are becoming more inefficient, speed vs. bulk. Using a basic template of the variables possib ...Show All