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Imagine that your new, shiny web app is to handle a voluminous load – and at the same time maintain state (session) for that voluminous load. For session storage, in a traditional asp.net (or J2ee) web

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A simple chess problem Consider the chess board layout shown below (entirely possible in a real chess game). This layout was presented to Deep Thought in 1993. Deep Thought (aka Deep Blue) was an advanced

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A severe tennis elbow (in both arms) caused my hands and fingers to weaken considerably. Instead of fully resting the elbow, I continued with computer work (typing, mousing) – which led to a worsening

Let us define a few terms before we get started: STANDBY environment – means an active, functioning environment, ready to take over instantly and automatically BACKUP environment – means a passive, secondary

 Tennis Elbow (severe) – is something I would not wish on anyone. It is one of the hardest things I have had to recover from. While the site of injury is obviously the elbow, the loss of strength

Let us define a few terms before we get started: STANDBY environment – means an active, functioning environment, ready to take over instantly and automatically BACKUP environment – means a passive, secondary

Normalization and De-Normalization Relational databases, through a process called Normalization, help eliminate data duplication (and consequently, errors related to duplication – for e.g. – having to

RESTFul versus SOAP - the debate continues REST is obviously taking over the world of web services and APIs.REST doesn't require a complex interface description language (like SOAP requires WSDL) or a

 An earlier post discusses this fundamental aspect of the golf setup. Without this bend, it is impossible to TURN correctly away from the ball. In this post, I discuss some of the things that can

 Ever watched a pro play? Did you get the feeling that he/she was merely stretching lazily on the backswing – without expending any effort whatsoever?  There’s a reason almost all pro swings

 This post is about a simple training device – known as ‘the Gate’ – which consists of nothing more than two tees placed on the ground. Placed in a specific manner, so that they form a ‘gate’ (surrounding

 Disaster Recovery has never been a fun thing to plan – and even less of a fun thing to successfully test. Especially around those mission critical apps that would really benefit from a comprehensive

A Sample Use Case Say you have an ‘Account Creation’ Service that creates both Savings accounts and Mortgage/Loan Accounts. For users who want to create a new Savings account, you offer a RESTFul Service.

GOLF IS PLAYED BETWEEN THE FEET You may have heard that golf is played between the ears – illustrating just how mentally demanding this game is. However, it is also true that golf is played between the

 Your car is no longer just a transportation device. It is an internet endpoint. As is your toaster, your microwave and your refrigator. And don't even get me started on your television; it was already