C# Development: Advanced Level Programming

Filed Under (Software Development) by admin on 30-09-2008

Summary: The C# development has become inevitable for the programmers when it comes to devising ultra useful applications.

The C# programming language, or better known as C-sharp, is an ultra modern and object-oriented language. It equips the programmer to devise solutions using the Microsoft .NET platform and that too in an effective manner. Under this framework, the C# development enables C# components to transform into XML Web services.

It is also used for writing games using Mono and OpenGL. No doubt that it is quite a popular choice of dexterous programmers. This particular language is certainly an additive to the productivity of application developer. It is all due to the ease of use offered by it and its functionality to eliminate programming errors. This surely means that unnecessary development costs are not likely to hinder the developer’s path.

In addition, working over C# development imparts more flexibility to the programmers familiar with C and C++. In this way, they can be more productive and stay clear of ambiguities encountered in the development stage. Looking more into the business aspect, it can be understood that C# ensures better structure to business process.

Moreover, developing in this language is useful to keep the process requirement and actual software implementation in tune with each other. Another interesting part of C# development is the simplification of programming that allows for typed, extensible metadata, which can be applied to any object.

Thus, it becomes less taxing for a project architect to define domain-specific attributes and further apply them to any adequate language element-classes, interfaces, etc. The developers are adopting C# development for creating a synergy between metadata and codes. This is all because of the freedom of use and precise command over implementation, the professionals get.

Internet Explorer 8

Filed Under (General) by seoteam on 24-09-2008

Microsoft just launched the Beta version revision 8 of Internet explorer which can be downloaded from
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/internet-explorer/beta/

Its full of cool features like:

1.Private IP sessions to hide your content views from others. Do you want to be better protected from phishing and malicious software downloads? Need to browse with more privacy for that special gift online? Concerned about identity theft and your privacy? The latest version of Windows Internet Explorer has been designed to address these potential threats and more.

2. Search Searching for information is the most commonly performed task on the web. With Internet Explorer 8, you’ll see results show up instantly as you start typing in the built-in search box; these results will become more accurate each time you type a letter.
This function will be supported by a wide variety of search providers including Windows Live™, Yahoo! and Google.

3. With Search Suggestions, now you can type a search term and see real-time search suggestions from your chosen search provider, recommending common searches related to the text that is typed. Click on a suggestion at any time to immediately execute the search. The process saves time and results in more relevant search findings.

4. Along with its ‘Visual Search’ and ‘Live Search’ functions, Microsoft  has partnered with top search content providers like Wikipedia, Yahoo, Amazon, and come to deliver immediate results with a search term now.

For example, now by typing “Seattle weather” with Live Search, you will instantly get a preview of the current weather in the Search Box drop-down.

MVC Architecture

Filed Under (Software Development, Web Development) by admin on 20-09-2008

Model-View-Controller architecture, in short known as MCV, is an architectural as well as a design pattern that finds its application in software engineering. MVC architecture is an effective pattern, which isolates the business logic from the users interface (UI) considerations to form an easy application that either enables modifying the visual appearance of the application or the inherent business logic, without affecting of the scope of each other.

MVC architecture integrates two aspects; namely the view and the controller. The view corresponds to the items in the checkbox and the text, generally the elements of the user interface, while the controller is responsible for managing every details of the users’ action, such as keystrokes and movement of the mouse, which involves communication to the user.

As as architectural pattern, MVC is often used in web applications, where the view is an actual HTML page, and the controller is a code used to gather dynamic data and generate the content within the HTML itself. The whole model is then represented by the actual content, stored normally in XLM nodes or in a database and the business rules, which transforms the content of the webpage based on the response of the users’ action.

One can find various frameworks that support MVC architecture pattern. Java Swing, a Graphics User Interface (GUI) framework, Java Enterprise Edition (Java EE), and Xforms are such selected frameworks. The application of MVC architecture can be largely found in diverse platforms, such as .NET, ABAP Objects, Informix 4GL, Perl, PHP, Python, Ruby, Smarttalk, and XML.

Zend Framework

Filed Under (PHP, Web Development) by admin on 05-09-2008

Zend Framework is an object related web application and open source framework implemented in the PHP5. It is also licensed under New BSD License. This application platform, which is also called as “ZF”, is designed and introduced with the main objective to simplify the web development process via welcoming participation from members in PHP developer communities.

The Zend Framework offers various individual components - useful in answering common needs in the web development processes. From authorization to authentication through the access control lists, data caching, user data filtration for data integrity and security, email delivery and creation, application configuration and integration with the Google Data APIs – Zend successfully comoprehends to all the necessary parameters.

Because of its loosely mixed design, the Zend Framework components can be utilized easily along with the other components from various other PHP web-application frameworks. All the code contributions of the Zend Framework are subject to rigorous documentation, test standards and coding. All of the codes are tested to meet about eighty percent coverage of the unit tests and coding standards of ZF, before the similar code can be taken to the release branch.

It doesn’t wait to be said that to benefit from this highly secure and stable application platform, it requires a professional guidance.

Codes to Implement Search Engine Friendly Redirects on PHP / Apache Server

Filed Under (PHP, Web Development) by admin on 04-09-2008

Redirecting Non www URL’s to www version

For .com domains

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^.*abc.com$
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.abc.com/$1 [R=301,L]

For domains with regional TLD

RewriteCond %{HTTP_HOST} ^.*abc\.co\.uk$
RewriteRule (.*) http://www.abc.com/$1 [R=301,L]

Redirecting index page to absolute Path

RewriteCond %{THE_REQUEST} ^[A-Z]{3,9}\ /index\.php\ HTTP/
RewriteRule ^index\.php$ http://www.abc.com/ [R=301]

The above mentioned code are tried and tested and are completely in compliance with search engine standards (301 Permanent Redirect).

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