I'm surprised by this article. For one thing, as already stated, this stored proc should never be enabled. Secondly, why use a database to do file i/o? ...

The reality is we all know there is somebody out there who can break into just about anything. For example, the recent story of how even encrypted disks have...

With Macworld starting on Monday, I'd have to say Steve Jobs is definitely one of the best keynote speakers there is, although I've never seen it in person.

This may sound a little draconian to some, but I work for a major broker dealer and given the risks of some of the data getting out (we have ssn#s...

This is why we have begin designing things using an "SOA" approach. I think it's the natural evolution of things. People realized that code needed to be reused,...

I always strive for portability just to make life easier and then use vendor specific code when it makes sense. For example, 90% of SQL will work between SQL...

The open source databases have become very solid. I think the choice now is driven by culture more than technology. There is a lot of the Microsoft culture...

We've had a similar situation and deployed a solution like Noels which I think is the best. It gives you something to lock on to prevent the concurrency problem...

A little off topic, but the OPLC project is not considering Windows. (Not to say that Redmond won't try to show one of the laptops running Windows).

http://arstechnica.com/news.ars/post/20070502-olpc-project-clarifies-no-plans-for-windows-support.html

I've seen some SQL 2000 procs where varchar was used to hold xml going in and out of a procedure and it did look like a royal hack.

Steve,

I'm on your side. I've never understood why it was such a big deal to store xml in the database. Xml itself is a type of database structure....

A very thought provoking and interesting editorial. (or course I always enjoy them) Having known two people who died very unexpectedly in the last month, I have contemplated...