Azure Data Studio

Azure Data Studio is a cross-platform database tool for data professionals using on-premises and cloud data platforms on Windows, macOS, and Linux. Azure Data Studio offers a modern editor experience with IntelliSense, code snippets, source control integration, and an integrated terminal. It’s engineered with the data platform user in mind, with built-in charting of query... » read more

Regression Testing

Regression testing is re-running functional and non-functional tests to ensure that previously developed and tested software still performs after a change. REGRESSION TESTING is defined as a type of software testing to confirm that a recent program or code change has not adversely affected existing features. Regression Testing is nothing but a full or partial selection of already executed test cases which are re-executed to... » read more

Web Service vs WCF Service

WCF is a service layer that allows you to build applications that can communicate using a variety of communication mechanisms. With it, you can communicate using Peer to Peer, Named Pipes, Web Services and so on. You can’t compare them because WCF is a framework for building interoperable applications. If you like, you can think... » read more

Service Oriented Architecture‎ (SOA)

Service-oriented architecture (SOA) is a style of software design where services are provided to the other components by application components, through a communication protocol over a network. The basic principles of service-oriented architecture are independent of vendors, products and technologies. A service is a discrete unit of functionality that can be accessed remotely and acted upon... » read more

Windows Communication Foundation (WCF)

WCF is a service layer that allows you to build applications that can communicate using a variety of communication mechanisms. With it, you can communicate using Peer to Peer, Named Pipes, Web Services and so on. Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) is a framework for building service-oriented applications. Using WCF, you can send data as asynchronous... » read more

Application Layers

Layer Used For Web Application Public facing site used by the user. WCF Service Windows Communication Foundation (WCF) Facade Serves as a front-facing interface masking more complex underlying or structural code. Business Object Enable designers to design software in manageable pieces by breaking the business down into a modular form. Data Access Object Provides an... » read more

Software Design Patterns

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

GRASP Principles of Software Engineering

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

General Software Development Principles

Don’t Repeat Yourself (DRY) Avoid duplication in code. There should be a single source of truth. There should be one place in our system that deals with the particular problem. You Ain’t Gonna Need It (YAGNI) Solve the problems that you know exist, don’t write speculative code. It’s very tempting for developers when writing code,... » read more

Singleton Pattern

The singleton pattern is a software design pattern that restricts the instantiation of a class to one “single” instance. This is useful when exactly one object is needed to coordinate actions across the system. In C#, you use the “static” declaration. The singleton design pattern solves problems like:[5] How can it be ensured that a... » read more