What is The Best Database for a Souped Up Hashtable?

August 23rd, 2008 This isn't a trick question. For a long time you couldn't delete a property from java.util.Properties class.

March 15th, 2009 db4o is a popular object database available both for Java and .NET. I have used it sporadically over several years and can highly recommend it.

July 31st, 2007 HSQLDB is a high performance RDBMS written in pure Java. It can be used as a in-memory database or regular file based database.

January 17th, 2006 HSQLDB, the famous fast RDBMS written in Java, introduced a new feature which affects code ported over from previous versions. From version 1.7.2, in-process databases are no longer closed when the last connection to the database is explicitly closed via JDBC.

July 2nd, 2005 Sun Microsystems is looking at providing its Java Enterprise System (J2EE) customers with a database management solution that will either take advantage of existing open-source database management technologies or developed in-house. I think they should leverage from some high quality open source database management solutions rather than re-inventing the wheel.

July 24th, 2007 iActivator is a nice Mac OS X application which allows activating your iPhone without a contract. It provides a nice graphical user interface and is very well suited for the non-technical people.

October 23rd, 2006 First of all I want to make it clear that having a MySQL database without a password set (on your root account) is a very very bad idea. However I wanted to set it up on my home machine which has XAMPP installed.

May 13th, 2005 Note: My WordPress database name is wordpress. I will use it in the example below.

June 8th, 2008 Traditionally WordPress is backed up by backing the database and the files separately, if required. WordPress 2.5.1 introduces a much simpler way to backup the database in xml format on your desktop.

September 3rd, 2009 EU opens probe into Oracle bid for SunBRUSSELS — European Union regulators have launched an antitrust probe into U.S. software maker Oracle Corp.'s takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc., saying the deal could mean higher prices and limited choice for database software.

August 23rd, 2008 First tell me what is the best way to concatenate large number of String objects? Is it a + b? Most Java developers know not to use a + b (+ operator) because of huge performance problems, they use StringBuffer instead. In fact I did some tests in the past which confirms this folklore.

September 3rd, 2009 Summary Box: EU applies brakes to Oracle-Sun dealSLOW DOWN: European Union regulators are launching a formal antitrust investigation into Oracle Corp.'s proposed $7.4 billion takeover of Sun Microsystems Inc. Oracle expected to complete the acquisition this summer, but European regulators now have until Jan.

August 30th, 2008 Here are few tips (with undocumented features) to help you export huge MS Access database (production database with real data) to MySQL. Use mdbtools utilities as described below: mdb-tables displays the list of tables in MS Access mdb-scheme export the MS Access schema to MySQL database.

March 28th, 2006 Previously I had provided the gist of how to access MS Access database from JDBC using JDBC-ODBC bridge. Today I will elaborate on that and provide you with two sample classes.

May 23rd, 2005 Oracle integrates PHP scripting engine (dubbed "Zend Core for Oracle") with its 10g database and application server for building apps based on the open source development language. What remains to be seen is whether Oracle is shifting focus away from Java or just encompassing additional languages.