Tag: programming
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How to Prevent Identity Column Exhaustion in SQL Server
As a software developer, you’ll likely work with one or multiple database systems that integrate with your applications. One of these database systems is Microsoft’s SQL Server. In this post, I’d like to list some tasks you might consider to reduce headaches and make your work more enjoyable. Microsoft SQL Server is a fantastic relational…
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Technology Has Lowered the Bar for Starting a Business
Starting a business was once a monumental task, particularly for endeavors requiring significant investment, such as spacecraft, pharmaceuticals, or automotive manufacturing. However, the landscape for launching software or service companies has vastly improved in terms of accessibility. There was a time when establishing a software business necessitated significant investments in server space, hardware, and costly…
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A simple explanation of the four basic concepts of Object-Oriented Programming (OOP)
As a software engineer, the concept of object-oriented programming is something you need to learn, understand, and be able to explain simply to anyone who asks. Therefore, most interviews for programming jobs will include questions about object-oriented programming. In this post, I’d like to share a list and a simple description of the four concepts…
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Don’t forget about character casing when comparing strings!
There are many issues I’ve experienced during the many, many years I’ve worked as a software developer. But one of the most recurring issues is, without a doubt, the mismatching of words due to character casing. There are solutions to the character casing mismatch problem. For example, you can make your strings all lower case…