Copy–only backups are independent backup files that do not disrupt the regular Log Sequence Number (LSN) routine. This means that backup chains and restore sequences won’t be affected by the copy–only backup. A copy-only backup is a SQL Server backup that is independent of the sequence of conventional SQL Server backups. Usually, taking a backup changes the database and affects how later backups... » read more
At a minimum, every SQL Server database has two operating system files: a data file and a log file. Data files contain data and objects such as tables, indexes, stored procedures, and views. Log files contain the information that is required to recover all transactions in the database. Data files can be grouped together in... » read more
Highly recommend that you store all user databases, user database logs, and backups on a drive separate from the system drive. So in other words, if your SQL Server is installed on the C drive of a computer, you should be putting all of your data files on a separate drive, and the reason being... » read more
Provides an abstraction of data, so that your application can work with a simple abstraction that has an interface approximating that of a collection. Adding, removing, updating, and selecting items from this collection is done through a series of straightforward methods, without the need to deal with database. Allows your applications to perform CRUD-like operations.... » read more
Unmanaged code is compiled to machine code and therefore executed by the OS directly. It therefore has the ability to do damaging/powerful things Managed code does not. This is how everything used to work, so typically it’s associated with old stuff like .dlls. M Managed code is not compiled to machine code but to an intermediate language... » read more
When a parameter is passed by value, the caller and callee have two independent variables with the same value. If the callee modifies the parameter variable, the effect is not visible to the caller. When a parameter is passed by reference, the caller and the callee use the same variable for the parameter. If the callee modifies the parameter... » read more
Design patterns are well-tested solutions to common problems in software development. The primary goal of any designing pattern is to help you structure your code so it is flexible and resilient. When it comes to your designs, you have to first understand a pattern and then adapt it to your own code. They also allow... » read more
Visual Studio Code is an editor while Visual Studio is an IDE. Visual Studio Code is a source code editor developed by Microsoft for Windows, Linux and macOS. It includes support for debugging, embedded Git control, syntax highlighting, intelligent code completion, snippets, and code refactoring. https://code.visualstudio.com/ https://code.visualstudio.com/docs https://www.linkedin.com/learning/learning-rest-apis/tools-to-see-rest-api-in-action
A REST resource enables access to data, but doesn’t in itself do anything with that data. To use a REST resource, we have to pass along instructions about what action we want to perform. This is done using HTTP methods, also called verbs. Anytime you use a web browser, you or rather the browser use... » read more
General Responsibility Assignment Software Patterns. Creator Who is responsible for creating an object? Making it apparent which objects are responsible for creating other objects. Controller MVC. Should separate view from model (business logic). Use Controller to coordinate this. Pure Fabrication When the behavior does not belong anywhere else, create a new class. Information Expert A... » read more