Programming Guides

It is a well known fact that Java as a programming language set off a new paradigm in the software industry. Suddenly, every software programmer worth his salt was amidst software jargons like 'Platform-Independence', 'Cross-Platform-Deployment' and ‘The Java Virtual Machine’. But what happens when we translate these gains to a relational database management system?

The what? The stack-based buffer overflow attack is an ingenious, if complex, method for hackers to seize control of your server.

For many years we have heard about the impending death of URLs that are difficult to type, remember and preserve. The use of URLs has actually improved little thus far, but changes are afoot in both development practices and Web server technology that should help advance URLs to the next generation.

There are many reasons now as a web designer, software programmer or website owner that you may want to start considering the safety of your HTML or PHP source code.

I often hear my Grandfather reminisce about a time when the Web was a simpler place. He says to me, "Son, I remember a time when a Web site could be built by creating a few pages and some links. I'm talking about normal links, consisting of a few words and slashes, not the blasted question marks, ampersands, and equal signs that you see today. I used to have to walk 6 miles in the snow to get to the local Internet cafe."

Microsoft has been heavily touting their new technology they are calling ".Net" (pronounced "Dot Net"). Many people have asked me what this is and how it will affect them as a small business online. To be blunt, it won't affect you in the near future. Like any new technology, it will take a little time to catch on. Note, however, that it may catch on faster than it would otherwise because it has the Microsoft media machine backing it.