Object Oriented Databases with db4o - One of the most notable initiatives in the business software development industry in the last few years is the simplification of data access. The core complication lies in the impedance mismatch between relational storage and object oriented code higher in the stack. Far too much plumbing is required to map object properties to columns in result sets, deal with data type variations and handle other annoyances. The most popular response to the problem has been to leave relational storage in place and introduce ORM (Object Relational Mapping) frameworks to automate the conversion between relational and object oriented structures. This approach is popular in business environments because having a relational database under the hood offers many advantages such as ease of reporting and integration. Object oriented databases, however, offer an interesting alternative....
My Tool List - One of the more popular thing's Scott Hanselman has done is maintain a tool List, essentially a list of applications and utilities that he's found useful. There are plenty of absolute gems in his list and rather than present my own I'd be very comfortable just pointing you to his... But what fun would that be? None! I also think there are a few more that I can add that are relevant to my personal experience. The list is rather short and there's a bit of overlap with Scott's but if all goes as planned I'll expand it over time as old useful tools come to mind or I discover new ones. Cloud iAWSManager - This is an iPhone app that lets you manage many of the functions of Amazon Web...
