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Bhala Ganpatye

Security settings for ASP.NET MVC (Razor) Web Application

28. December 2011, by Bhala Ganpatye

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We always need to implement protective major for various security threads. Things get more complicated for web application. Today I am listing down most of the important settings that can be implemented for web application developed in ASP.NET MVC with Razor framework. This can serve as quick checklist for all of us. Protecting from broken authentication Make [...]

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richa.khurana

Data Auditing with Envers

23. December 2011, by richa.khurana

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We have been hearing a lot about Auditing data. In this blog I want to share my experiences about what it means technically and the business goals which can be achieved through Auditing. Data auditing has become increasingly important as threats to applications become more sophisticated. In fact, the use of database auditing has steadily increased [...]

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Praveen Jha

Build management for iOS and Mac based projects

23. December 2011, by Praveen Jha

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I remember my career’s first and career’s largest software project with over 150 team members and more than 20 different modules working as a fresher in developing India’s largest electronic depository system - NSDL.I was fresh out from my university and my colleagues 2 years older in project used to scare me with their bombardment [...]

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ninad.pandey

HTML5 Mobile App Frame Works

15. December 2011, by ninad.pandey

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All of us are aware of the fact that the Mobile web apps concept is gearing up very rapidly. In-fact many mobile web applications have rolled out and are already being used by people across the globe. Recent mobile devices are having good processing power and capabilities. Specifically, the WebKit based browsers are more powerful [...]

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deepali.bhardwaj

NFC: Strength and Weaknesses

9. December 2011, by deepali.bhardwaj

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Introduction Near Field Communication (NFC) is a standard-based, short-range, contact-less technology that supports simple and safe two-way interaction between two electronic devices, and enables consumers to perform transactions, access digital content, and connect electronic devices with a single touch. NFC devices are naturally interoperable, as they are based on pre-existing contact-less payment and ticketing standards used [...]

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Peter Harrison

Why GPS Embodies Agile

8. December 2011, by Peter Harrison

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As I make travel plans over the holiday season, I’m reminded of the technology behind Global Positioning Systems (GPS) and how it has made a huge impact on the way we interact with the world. From satellite street views to real-time functioning, GPS software has dramatically increased our ability to navigate new cities — and [...]

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Amol Umate

NFC Primer

8. December 2011, by Amol Umate

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After Wi-Fi, Infrared, Bluetooth, now NFC (Near Field Communication) is a new buzz word in Mobile data communication. As processing power of mobile devices is increasing day by day, way of using mobile devices through various applications have drastically changed. From earlier days, when phone was mainly used for calling purpose (apart from having very few [...]

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Bhagwan Singh Jatav

SQL Server - Best Practices

1. December 2011, by Bhagwan Singh Jatav

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SQL Server - Best Practices Writing efficient SQL is a vital skill since it is very difficult to test. If you write a stored procedure that runs in 1 second on your test database, it might take hours or even days to run on a live customer site with a million rows in the table. The best [...]

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Amol Umate

Scrum for Maintenance Projects

11. November 2011, by Amol Umate

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Maintenance Projects are little different than development project in the nature. They are more volatile than typical development projects. All the activities planned may or may not get executed during the sprint and there may be possibility of sudden change in priorities in the plan. Planning for Maintenance Projects Looking at the nature of execution, we [...]

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Peter Harrison

Overcoming the Law of Diminishing Returns

1. November 2011, by Peter Harrison

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A farmer adding an extra bushel of fertilizer to a saturated cornfield; a student cramming for one more hour after 2AM; a homeowner remodeling beyond the value of his neighborhood – all are examples of the Law of Diminishing Returns, which states, “As more investment in an area is made, overall return on that investment [...]

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