Mike Gunderloy
62 articles
Architecture & Design
In Praise of the Lowly Comment
The compiler removes them completely. The computer ignores them. Some
developers think we should do away with them entirely. But in the grand
scheme...
Database
Getting Started with SQL Server Service Broker
Service Broker is a new feature in SQL Server 2005 that brings queuing and reliable messaging to SQL Server. Service Broker provides the “plumbing”...
.NET
The Project Postmortem: An Essential Tool for the Savvy Developer
It's pretty rare for a software development project to go
perfectly. In fact, although developers tend to have eternal faith
that the next project...
Database
Getting Started with SQL Server Integration Services
You've no doubt heard of SQL Server Integration Services (SSIS) by now,
and probably even know that it's the SQL Server 2005 replacement for...
Architecture & Design
Pervasive Tooling
Every software developer has their own favorite set of tools they
use to build software. Depending on the job you're doing at the
moment,...
Database
A First Look at SQL Server Everywhere
For years Microsoft-oriented developers have struggled with the problem
of what to use for a database in single-user applications with modest data
storage requirements....
Enterprise Java
Risk Management and QA for the Lone Wolf
If you look around, you can find a lot of advice on managing risk
and keeping code quality high in software projects. But there's...
Database
Basics of Statistics in SQL Server 2005
When we talk about statistics in SQL Server, we're not discussing a
database to store your baseball card collection. No, statistics in SQL
Server...
Visual C#
Audio Feedback the Easy Way
Adding audio feedback to a .NET 1.1 application was a bit of a nuisance
— you had to use interop to call the Windows...
Database
Using Synonyms in SQL Server 2005
If you've been developing with SQL Server for any length of time,
you're undoubtedly used to referring to objects with four-part
identifiers:
[[[server.][database].][schema_name].]object_name
As the square...