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by karlcow
Bear in mind that data integration and aggregation (whether large-scale or small-) are intrinsically, necessarily, kinds of data reuse. No data reuse, no data integration.
MooCirclePack a javascript circle packing library
by Hiéroglyphe
The purpose of this script is to bring circle packing to Javascript, as opposed to Flash or Java. While this implementation is less efficient than the aforementioned technologies, it produces a nice data visualization and is quick and simple for anyone to set up. The script is licensed under an MIT-style license.
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.NET Data Access Performance Comparison: ASP Alliance
by ERSWeb
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In .NET, there are several ways to extract data from a data source. The two most common techniques using ADO.NET involve the use of the DataReader or the filling of a DataSet or DataTable with a DataAdapter. In this article, a very easy-to-reproduce set of tests is analyzed to determine which techniques performs the fastest. Further, additional variables such as N-Tier architecture and the effects of caching on the results are considered. Finally, I recommend some best practices based on the results
