Using an Object for an Id
It's not that uncommon to use an ID for a data object. However, sometimes more information is needed to uniquely identify an object than a number. In these cases is useful to use another object. It can contain an integer, guid, date created, created by, or even the date and time and object was modified. A good example of this would be a content management system. A given piece of content could have a content object ID, which would contain an ID, the day and time of the modification,...
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Windows 2008 and SQL 2000
Ok we all know SQL2K has lost support from Microsoft. We all know it is marked with "compatibility" issues with Win2k8. But will it run? Microsoft dropped the ball on us here. They shipped Win2K8 before SQL2000. leaving those of us with giant budgets in a pickle... The option from Microsoft "upgrade to SQL2k5 and buy software assurance". I assure you, their bottom line will thank you. But if you are a smaller shop with limited resources and getting ...
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