Archive for the Category: Programming

SQLite v3.12.0 Released

March 29, 2016 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.12.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Microsoft joins the Eclipse Foundation

March 8, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Microsoft continues its new found love of open source: https://blogs.msdn.microsoft.com/visualstudio/2016/03/08/microsoft-joins-the-eclipse-foundation/ Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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New Raspberry Pi 3 Model B Released

March 1, 2016 Roger Lacroix

Raspberry Pi Foundation has just released a new Raspberry Pi 3 Model B. https://www.raspberrypi.org/blog/raspberry-pi-3-on-sale/ Specifications: A 1.2GHz 64-bit quad-core ARM Cortex-A53 CPU Integrated 802.11n wireless LAN and Bluetooth 4.1 1GB RAM 4 USB ports 40 GPIO pins Full HDMI port Ethernet port Combined 3.5mm audio jack and composite videov Camera interface (CSI) Display interface (DSI) […]

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SQLite v3.11.0 Released

February 16, 2016 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.11.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Call for Speakers for MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6

January 28, 2016 Roger Lacroix

We are looking for speakers on any product/service that uses IBM MQ (aka WebSphere MQ & MQSeries) for “MQ Technical Conference v2.0.1.6” (MQTC). The sessions are to be technical in nature and on any subject so long as it relates to MQ. We offer speakers the conference fee for free and we also pay for […]

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SQLite v3.10.0 Released

January 6, 2016 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.10.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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How to Create and Empty a NULL Queue in a Queue Manager

November 17, 2015 Roger Lacroix

The other day, an old consulting colleague emailed me with an interesting question. A client of mine has an application with no source code that sends messages to the MQ queue specified in a property file. They don’t want this message to be received by the message listener any longer. Code change is not an […]

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Redistributable Clients Starting with MQ 8.0.0.4

October 29, 2015 Roger Lacroix

With the release of FixPack 8.0.0.4 for IBM MQ, IBM has provided Redistributable Clients for: Native MQ applications using the MQI written in C, C++, COBOL MQ applications using the Java/JMS classes MQ applications using managed or unmanaged .NET classes There is a write up of the new Redistributable Clients at DeveloperWorks. Regards, Roger Lacroix […]

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SQLite v3.9.0 Released

October 14, 2015 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.9.0. http://www.sqlite.org/news.html SQLite is a software library that implements a self-contained, serverless, zero-configuration, transactional SQL database engine. SQLite is the most widely deployed SQL database engine in the world. The source code for SQLite is in the public domain. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Perl 6 Released

October 7, 2015 Roger Lacroix

The Perl developers have just released Perl 6. http://perl6.org Perl is a high-level programming language with an eclectic heritage written by Larry Wall and a cast of thousands. It derives from the ubiquitous C programming language and to a lesser extent from sed, awk, the Unix shell, and at least a dozen other tools and […]

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