THE PROGRAMMERS HEAVEN NEWSLETTER http://www.programmersheaven.com You are receiving this newsletter because you have requested to be in our mailing list. If you prefer to not be in it, please refer to the subscription information at the bottom of the newsletter. Issue 164 August 18, 2004 In this issue: 1. What's new at Programmer's Heaven 2. Survey 3. Programmers News 4. New articles added 5. New links Added 6. New files added 7. Latest posts to the F.A.Q 8. CodePedia news 9. Submit your links and files 10. Link to Programmer's Heaven 11. We want your feedback ========================== ADVERTISEMENT ============================= Google AdSense ============== Using Google's page-targeting technology, AdSense serves relevant ads that are targeted to specific pages. These Google ads provide visitors with information they can use, contributing to the overall usefulness of your website. The bottom line: satisfied visitors who are more likely to come back. 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With the development - of the 2.0 version, Nolics has concentrated on... - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=N3602 - Template Monster restyles CSS templates - --------------------------------------- - Template Monster is the first web site template provider to combine - web design with progressive CSS technology in a new product line: - Cascading Style Sheets (CSS) Templates. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=N3601 - MySQL Data Wizard 1.3 is released - --------------------------------- - SQL Maestro Group has announced the release of MySQL Data Wizard 1.3, - a powerful Windows GUI utility for MySQL data export, import, database - conversion and PHP generation. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=N3600 To add a news story: ** http://www.programmersheaven.com/other/submitnews.asp ** More news stories can be found here: ** http://www.programmersheaven.com/other/newspage.htm ** ------------------------------------------------------------------ ----------------------------------------------- New Articles Added ------------------------------------------------------------------ Here is a list of some of the latest articles that have been added to the site: - Training and Process Quality - ---------------------------- - Most software development organisations boast about their budget dedicated - to train their employees, even if in the real world the amount of - training, or meaningful training, is rarely as high as what can be - announced in recruitment interviews. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12365 - Succeeding in OCP 1Z0-032: Oracle9i DBA Fundamentals II Exam - ------------------------------------------------------------ - The position of a Database Administrator (DBA) in the IT industry - is of paramount importance, since it deals with critical issues of - design and management of databases in a comprehensive manner. In addition, - the position of a DBA is relatively immune to the fluctuating supply-demand - scenarios largely prevalent amongst other positions in the IT industry. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12368 - SortKeyToMultiValueContainer C++ Container Template - --------------------------------------------------- - This article proposes my personal approach to the problem of storing - and retrieving data in memory through the lmtl::SortKeyToMultiValueContainer - class template. Don't expect to find a replacement of STL, but a class - template written to solve a special problem and that can be useful - in building generic data structures. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12369 - Flow and Focus Oriented Programming - ----------------------------------- - This article demonstrates how 'flows' as describing the design sequence - of actions can be embeded in the program to give maintainability of - the program by capturing the design intent of the program as part - of program code and not as additional comments. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12367 - Benefits of an accessible website - part 2: The business case - ------------------------------------------------------------- - The DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) states that service providers - must not discriminate against disabled people. A website is regarded - as a service and therefore falls under this law, and as such must - be made accessible to everyone. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12371 - ASP Tools for Software Development - ---------------------------------- - The traditional way to use software development tools is to buy and - install them on your computer. With the development of the Web, you - have now the opportunity to rent bug-tracking or project management - software that you access through the Internet. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12366 - Web Programming with PHP - Why choose PHP? - ------------------------------------------ - In our article Active Server Pages (ASP), Java Server Pages (JSP), - Cold Fusion (CFM) - A comparative analysis., We neglected to include - PHP. PHP is a language that has been around for a few years and that - appears to be gaining quite a bit of popularity. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12349 - Using SQL Server 2000's User Defined Function to solve the Tree Problem - ----------------------------------------------------------------------- - In this article we demonstrate how to solve the classic "Who does - an employee" report to problem using SQL Server 2000's new User-defined - function feature - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12352 - Using Excel As a Reporting Engine - --------------------------------- - Excel can make a great reporting engine if one understands how to - use its automation objects. In this article we demonstrate how to - create excel spreadsheets, set cell values, formulas and more sophisticated - things with Office Excel VBA. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12357 - Using advanced widgets in Perl/Tk - --------------------------------- - Perl is one of the most popular languages out there, and is used - for everything from mission-critical projects to Web applications - to "glue." It is not, however, often used for GUI programming and - prototyping. The author thinks it should be, and you probably will - too -- after this look at some of the more complex widgets available - for Perl/Tk. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12370 - Using PostGreSQL User-Defined Functions to solve the Tree Problem - ------------------------------------------------------------------ - In a prior article we discussed how to use SQL Server's user-defined - functions to solve the recursive tree problem. In the SQL version - we solved the common who reports to who problem. In this article - we demonstrate how to solve the classic tree problem using PostGreSQL - user-defined functions. We will use a different example. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12342 - Use VMware to test your grid application - ---------------------------------------- - VMware Workstation enables you to create and execute an operating - system instance within the confines of a protected environment. You - can use this when developing and testing your grid environment in - a number of different ways, all without affecting the host computers - and enabling you to roll back installations, configurations... - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12362 - Training and Process Quality - ---------------------------- - Most software development organisations boast about their budget dedicated - to train their employees, even if in the real world the amount of - training, or meaningful training, is rarely as high as what can be - announced in recruitment interviews. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12365 - Think: The fortune is in my pocket! - ----------------------------------- - Your affiliate program fortune is already sitting in your pockets! - You just don’t know it yet. Please allow me to explain. You have - a 9-5, which, with the commute and headaches, has turned into more - like an 7:30-6:30. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A12363 - The Adapter Pattern - ------------------- - If you want to convert an interface of a class into another interface - that a client expect, you might use the Adapter Pattern. Adapter lets - classes work together that couldn't otherwise because of incompatible - interfaces. An Adapter class implements an interface known to its - clients and provides access to an instance of a class known to its - clients. - http://www.programmersheaven.com/d/click.aspx?ID=A10829 =========================== ADVERTISEMENT ======================== Find Reliable and Affordable Web Hosting ======================================== The no 1 Web Hosting Directory is now http://www.ratemyhost.com Your search is over, your web hosting is waiting for you at Ratemyhost.com You can compare reviews and rating of 100's of web hosting companies. 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