Beautiful Digg Tool Provides Wealth Of Interesting Data

Monday, December 3rd, 2007

Digg Explorer is not a completely new tool - it’s recently reached version 1.1 - but it has somehow slipped under the radar. It offers a visual representation of various Digg-related statistics: most popular Digg sections and subsections, often used words, most popular submitted domains and the like. It even ...

Dabble Selling Video Search Data, for Marketing?

Monday, November 26th, 2007

Video search engine tool Dabble has indicated its plans for the expanded use of all the metadata it collects. As far as market research goes, that looks to be the precise direction in which Dabble is moving, with the use of its people-powered search tools being applied to ...

Perl: More on Data Types and Operators

Monday, October 15th, 2007

So when we last left off I left you lost in a tumultuous sea of data types variables and strings. Fortunately for you you have the black Perl the world s fastest ship and a magical compass to point you in the right direction. ...

Primitive Data Types and Basic Language Rules for Java

Monday, September 24th, 2007

Last time we discussed some basic concepts related to object-oriented programming. Two major ideas we defined were objects and variables. In this article we will continue our discussion of variables by explaining how they hold and interact with data.... Reach Your Online Customers Through Optimization Learn how search engine friendly ...

Using the Observer Design Pattern with Static Data in PHP 5

Monday, September 17th, 2007

In the vast terrain of object-oriented programming with PHP 5 working with static data members is an approach that provides developers with the capacity for building classes that are callable from outside the object context. It also lets them define properties that are shared by all the instances of ...

Handling Static Data with PHP 5

Tuesday, September 11th, 2007

It s pretty common when using PHP to develop dynamic object-oriented applications. Every so often though you need to work with static data. This article will explain how to work with static data and static properties and show you how this ability can be useful in ...

Handling Cookies and File Data with the Factory Pattern in PHP 5

Monday, July 2nd, 2007

Any PHP developer who has been using the object-oriented paradigm for a while for developing web applications knows that the factory design pattern can be really useful when it comes to creating multiple objects across a specific programming context. However if you re interested in filling some knowledge gaps ...

Building a Data Validation System with the Prototype Pattern with PHP 5

Tuesday, May 22nd, 2007

It s unusual to create multiple instances of a class but certainly it may happen during the development of a PHP application. To solve this issue quickly and with minor hassles the prototype design pattern can be really useful. If you want to learn more about it ...

Data Manipulation and More for HTML DB Applications

Thursday, May 3rd, 2007

In this conclusion to a three-part series covering the addition of validations computations and processes to an HTML DB application you will learn about data manipulation manually creating a web services process and more. This article is excerpted from chapter 13 of the em ...

Validating Incoming Data by Using Polymorphism with Objects in PHP 5

Wednesday, April 4th, 2007

If you re a PHP developer who wants to learn how to take advantage of polymorphism to build more efficient and robust object-oriented applications then this group of articles might be what you need. Welcome to the final part of the series that started with Using Polymorphism with ...

Processing File Data with Template Classes in PHP 5

Monday, March 26th, 2007

If you re looking for a friendly guide on how to implement the template design pattern with PHP 5 then this group of articles might be what you need. Welcome to the final installment of the series that began with Working with template classes in PHP 5. ...

Data Structures in Python: Lists and Tuples

Monday, January 29th, 2007

Different languages use different kinds of data structures to handle the way data is arranged in memory. This article looks at two of the more common data structures used by Python.... Application hosting with customized solutions. Rackspace offers custom Linux and Windows configurations with a Zero downtime money-back guarantee.

Handling File Data with the Facade Pattern in PHP 5

Tuesday, January 23rd, 2007

Are you interested in learning the foundations of different structural patterns in PHP 5 If your answer is affirmative then you should start reading this article immediately Welcome to the last installment of the series Introducing the Facade Pattern in PHP 5. In two consecutive ...

Decoupling the Validation of Data with Bridge Classes in PHP 5

Wednesday, January 10th, 2007

Are you interested in expanding your existing knowledge of different structural design patterns with PHP 5 Then look no further because you ve come to the right place. Welcome to the second installment of the series Using Bridge Classes with PHP 5. This group of three articles ...

Using Visitor Objects with MySQL Data Sets in PHP 5

Thursday, August 17th, 2006

If you re looking for brand new material to help you expand your background in using design patterns with PHP 5 then hopefully this article will suit your needs. Welcome to the final installment of the series Introducing Visitor Objects in PHP 5. Composed of three chapters ...

Centralizing the Validation of Data with the Observer Pattern in PHP

Tuesday, August 1st, 2006

Are you looking for an easygoing article that teaches you how to implement the Observer design pattern inside your PHP 5 applications Your search is finished Welcome to the last part of the series The Observer Pattern in PHP. Made up of three articles this ...

Loading Spread Sheet Data into Oracle 10G XE

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

If you have ever loaded data into an Oracle table you know that it is a rather complicated process. You will be surprised at how much easier it is to do in Oracle 1 G XE. Keep reading to find out.... (Advertisement) Hit your SQL Server 2005 performance target Get ...

Step-By-Step Guide to Importing Data from Oracle XE to SQL 2005

Thursday, June 22nd, 2006

Many enterprises need to move data from one kind of data source to another. This tutorial guides you through the steps necessary to move data from Oracle XE into a SQL 2 5 Server database.... (Advertisement) BPM/SOA Information from IBM. Simplify complex programming tasks. Learn more with white papers and ...

Iterators in the Simplest Sense: Traversing Data Structures in PHP 5

Wednesday, March 22nd, 2006

Welcome to the final part of the series Iterators in the Simplest Sense. In this set of articles you ll learn the basic concepts of iterators in PHP 4 and PHP 5. The overall learning experience is strongly focused on the practical sense of the topic ...

Iterators in the Simplest Sense: Traversing Different Data Structures

Thursday, March 16th, 2006

Here we are again. Welcome to the second tutorial of the series Iterators in the simplest sense. Just in case you didn t know this series introduces Iterators in PHP 4 PHP 5 explaining their basic concepts and teaches you how to use ...

Get Your Pocket PHP Reference and Help Hurricane Relief Iterators in the Simplest Sense: Traversing Different Data Structures

Wednesday, March 15th, 2006

php|architect has announced the publication of php|architect's Pocket PHP Reference, a handy guide to every function in PHP, inclusive of syntax, extension and description. It's a perfect companion for all your coding work, perfect for looking up function syntax in a pinch Here we are again. Welcome to the second tutorial ...

How To Receive Data from a Single Table

Thursday, January 5th, 2006

If you have ever wondered how to code SELECT statements this article is for you. It is the first of three parts excerpted from chapter three of the book em Murach s SQL for SQL Server em written by Bryan Sylverson Murach ...