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{ Monthly Archives } April 2005

Hanging Thread/Server Problem

I updated my InterBase in a Multi-tier World article to include a link to this post by Dan Miser. Under certain circumstances, it’s possible for a server to hang in memory after all attachments have disconnected. Dan’s post shows how to fix the problem.

Maximizing the Business Value of Software

Borland has taken my advice and posted Boz Elloy’s presentation on SDO from BorCon 2004 on BDN.

Irish Tin Whistle Links

In response to popular demand, I’ve added a small section of Irish Tin Whistle links in the menu bar at the left. I recommend Chiff & Fipple in particular.

Delphi 2005 Update 3 On The Way

DavidI and Dale Fuller just discussed a third update for Delphi 2005 during the BDN Radio chat. Now, this whole discussion was preceded by a "forward-looking statements…" disclaimer, but it seems like the chances are fairly good.

When QueryPerformanceCounter Fails

Here’s a bug I’d never heard about before: On certain hardware / OS combinations, QueryPerformanceCounter can return incorrect results if it isn’t called frequently enough

How to Reserve Port 3050 for InterBase in Windows 2003 Server

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How to Reserve Port 3050 for InterBase in Windows 2003 Server

InterBase uses TCP/IP port 3050, and this is registered with IANA. But Windows 2003 Server can assign this port when a program or a process requests to open random port number. Here’s the solution.

Understanding the StarTeam Reference Tab

This 1.2 MB Word document will be handy if you don’t understand the StarTeam Reference tab.

BorCon 2003 and 2004 Papers Online

The papers from BorCon 2003 and 2004 are now available online. Free. Whether you attended or not.

Design Guideline Update: Dispose, Finalization, and Resource Management

Here’s everything you never wanted to study but need to know anyway about implementing Dispose and Finalize in .NET.

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