Archive for the Category: Programming

Perl 5.16.0 Released

May 22, 2012 Roger Lacroix

The Perl developers have just released Perl v5.16.0. http://www.perl.org/get.html 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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How to be a Programmer

May 22, 2012 Roger Lacroix

Here’s a good document that every programmer should read: How to be a Programmer: A Short, Comprehensive, and Personal Summary Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Technical Document on Multicast in WebSphere MQ 7.1

May 16, 2012 Roger Lacroix

IBM Support has release a technical document on how to use the new publish/subscribe functionality introduced in WebSphere MQ 7.1: Multicast. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg27024903 Configuring and Using WebSphere MQ 7.1 Multicast.pdf Zip file with samples: MQ7.1-multicast-samples Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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SQLite v3.7.11 Released

March 22, 2012 Roger Lacroix

D. Richard Hipp has just released SQLite v3.7.11. 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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SupportPac IA94 v2.0.2 Released

March 20, 2012 Roger Lacroix

SupportPac IA94 v2.0.2 Released IBM has released version 2.0.2 of SupportPac IA94. http://www.ibm.com/support/docview.wss?uid=swg24007092 The IBM Message Service Client for C/C++ (“XMS C/C++”) renders the Java Message Service (JMS) API in the C/C++ languages. It brings the benefits of JMS — a standard, abstracted messaging API for pub/sub and point-to-point messaging, as well as externally administered […]

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WMQ v7 Java applications and JMS messages (MQRFH2)

February 23, 2012 Roger Lacroix

I have been banging my head against the wall this week over weird things in WMQ v7, so I figured I would post this so that people in the future would have less of a headache. A year or so ago, I noticed some odd behavior in WMQ v7 with Java applications reading messages with […]

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ProGuard v4.7 Released

December 21, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Eric Lafortune has just released ProGuard v4.7. http://proguard.sourceforge.net/ ProGuard is a free Java class file shrinker, optimizer, obfuscator, and preverifier. It detects and removes unused classes, fields, methods, and attributes. It optimizes bytecode and removes unused instructions. It renames the remaining classes, fields, and methods using short meaningless names. Finally, it preverifies the processed code […]

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Links for WMQ Automatic Client Reconnect

December 15, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Here are some links to information on the Automatic Client Reconnect in WMQ v7.0.1 or higher: WMQ Client manual: Automatic client reconnection WMQ Using Java manual: Automatic client reconnection WMQ System Administration Guide manual: Automatic client reconnection Exploiting the Automatic Client Reconnect feature in WebSphere MQ JMS 7.0.1 Exploiting the Automatic Client Reconnect feature introduced […]

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MQAUSX without a Client-side Security Exit – Part 1

August 23, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Quite often I get asked if MQAUSX can authenticate a UserID and Password without the requirement of a client-side security exit. The answer is yes. MQAUSX is actually 3 products in one: 1. If the client application is configured with the client-side security exit then the user credentials are encrypted and sent across the wire […]

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Eclipse 3.7 Released

June 23, 2011 Roger Lacroix

Eclipse Foundation has just released 62 projects including Eclipse v3.7 (‘Indigo’). http://www.eclipse.org Highlights – EGit 1.0 provides tight integration with the Git version control system. – WindowBuilder, a popular GUI builder for Eclipse developers, is now open source and part of Indigo – Drag to Install support with Eclipse Marketplace Client. – Better integration with […]

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