VB.NET and C# work equally well against the same databases, SQL Server in its various flavors, MS Access, MySql, etc. So long as you can get a provider for...

I think in your case, meridius10, learning VB.NET would be a good choice. And eventually it won't matter that much, because most VB.NET people I know can read C#...

At this point I don't have any data at all in the table, SQLKnowItAll, so I can be flexible as to how I handle this.

Thank you, MysteryJimbo, that looks like it will work.

As a VBA developer, I would say that learning VB.NET would be considerably easier for you. At least a lot of the syntax will be the same, although there...

Thank you, Gail and Steve.

WOW, how to answer this question. I have a son who is on the autism spectrum (higher functioning, fortunately, but still very dependent upon me), which is severely weighting...

Would this also work for SQL Express databases?

henderson.austin (12/1/2011)

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I am little late to this party but I wanted to throw this out for consideration. There is a service called Twilio.com and they have a really cool API...

When talking to someone I don't believe is in technology, I use the term Computer Programmer. When talking to someone who is in the technology field, I use the...

OK, simple question here, but I need to ask it. I was under what must be a mistaken thought that traces could run only against 1 database. It...

That's a good idea, and definately one I hadn't thought of. I've only done a few traces, and all of them were ones I did interactlvely. How do...

Good article, Steve. It reminds me of what I read on the front page of yesterday's USA Today. It described the increase in the number of desperate people...

WOW, it has been so long (4+ years) since I've been allowed to go to any conference, or attend any training, that I'd forgotten about that "conference high" you speak...

WOW, you've picked a topic that's certainly generated a lot of response, Steve. In my opinion, I think we should have a vocational developer training for people wanting to...