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CodeGuru Newsletter
August 9, 2005
http://www.CodeGuru.com
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TOPICS:
–> Editorial
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… Recently
Published Books
–> New Articles on
CodeGuru:
==> C#
Syntax
– TIP: Quick Way to Write Public Properties in
C#
==>
Encryption
– VB .NET Tip: Encryption in Just Twelve Lines of
Code!
==> Game
Development
– Cross-Platform Game Development for C++
Devs
==>
Graphics
– [Updated] Polygon Clipping
==>
Mobile
– New Data Management Options for Windows Mobile
Developers
==>
Searching
– Full-Text Searching with
IFilters
==>
Security
– Securing NT Objects
==>
System
– [Updated] Walking the Callstack
==>
Text
– [Updated] Easy Unicode
==>
Visual
Studio
– Quick Visual Studio .NET Tips
–> Discussion Groups — HOT
Threads
– Should I use
sleep or pthread_cond_wait?
– __int16, __int32 … Always
consistant?
– Problem in reading
regsitry value…
–> Highlighted new articles on
Developer.com
1.
Introducing Axis 2, the Next Generation of the Apache Web Service
Stack
2. Encapsulation vs.
Inheritance
3. Tap into Oracle
Databases with SQL Server Reporting Services
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New
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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=1,1t6z,1,fka1,909i,jorm,i5r0
This week’s posted CodeGuru articles:
==> C# Syntax
– TIP: Quick Way to Write Public Properties in
C#
By pete#
Learn about a very quick and easy
way to create public properties for member variables inside a class using
regular expressions.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,hph1,disi,jorm,i5r0
==> Encryption
– VB .NET Tip: Encryption in Just Twelve Lines of
Code!
By Karl Moore
If you don’t want the
overhead or complexity of a government-standard encryption technique, there is a
simple solution.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,m8gw,89y4,jorm,i5r0
==> Game Development
– Cross-Platform Game Development for C++
Devs
By Victor Volkman
Are you an aspiring
game developer who’s not sure how to get started? Get a close-up look at an open
source, cross-platform gaming engine that can have you on your way to creating a
hit game title in no time.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,luy8,e5dz,jorm,i5r0
==> Graphics
– [Updated] Polygon Clipping
By Sjaak
Priester
It’s one of those humble tasks computers have done for ages, but the
hunt for the perfect clipping algorithm is still open.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,lvop,fdqi,jorm,i5r0
==> Mobile
– New Data Management Options for Windows Mobile
Developers
By Don Sorcinelli
Before you
write off version 2.0 of the .NET Compact Framework as merely an evolutionary
release, take a closer look at the XML, DataSet, and database improvements. They
may prove revolutionary for your mobile data management.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,l4m9,6she,jorm,i5r0
==> Searching
– Full-Text Searching with IFilters
By
Klaus Salchner
Indexing Server, SQL Server, Windows SharePoint Services,
SharePoint Portal Server, Exchange Server, and Windows Desktop Search provide
full-text search capabilities. Each utilizes so-called IFilter components to
index the content and then allows clients to search the index. Learn how IFilter
components are utilized and how full-text searching works in each of those
products.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,6y1y,fghh,jorm,i5r0
==> Security
– Securing NT Objects
By Srikanth
Srinivasan
Learn to implement discretionary access control on securable NT
objects.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,f7as,gs8f,jorm,i5r0
==> System
– [Updated] Walking the Callstack
By
Jochen Kalmbach
Learn about a documented and most portable way to walk a
callstack for any thread (current, other, and remote). It has an abstraction
layer, so the calling app does not need to know the internals.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,2um9,cy29,jorm,i5r0
==> Text
– [Updated] Easy Unicode
By Lior
Peretz
Learn how to integrate Unicode support in a non-Unicode application
without a lot of code modifications.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,cear,jp2n,jorm,i5r0
==> Visual Studio
– Quick Visual Studio .NET Tips
By
Karl Moore
Still getting used to Visual Studio .NET? Here are a handful of
little-known Visual Studio tips sure to make your life easier…
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,d2eo,l7ze,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:
==> Should I use sleep or
pthread_cond_wait?
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,l30c,7htn,jorm,i5r0
==> __int16, __int32 … Always
consistant?
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,l0jh,me4o,jorm,i5r0
==> Problem in reading regsitry
value…
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,didm,9k28,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. Introducing Axis 2, the Next Generation of the Apache Web Service
Stack
By Srinath Perera –
Axis 2 is the
Apache effort to handle the numerous changes that have taken place in Web
Services over the past few years. Examine Axis 2 in contrast to Axis, the
rationale for Axis 2, and the future of the two projects.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,8uon,hwh1,jorm,i5r0
2. Encapsulation vs. Inheritance
By
Matt Weisfeld –
Is it possible that encapsulation and inheritance may not be
totally compatible? Encapsulation and inheritance, along with polymorphism, are
the guidelines by which an object-oriented language is measured. Discover if
inheritance can actually break the encapsulation rule that is the cornerstone of
object-oriented development.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,m1nh,8l3d,jorm,i5r0
3. Tap into Oracle Databases with SQL Server Reporting
Services
By Sanket Bakshi –
Connecting SQL
Server Reporting Services (SSRS) to data sources other than SQL Server involves
some additional subtleties. Learn how to create a dataset that fetches data from
an Oracle data source, enabling SSRS to display the data onto a report.
http://nl.internet.com/ct.html?rtr=on&s=1,1t6z,1,7cax,cp9w,jorm,i5r0
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