In the world of database architecture, the need to dynamically create complex objects conflicts with the demand for subsecond response time. Oracle's answer to this dilemma is the materialized view.

The dynamic keyword brings exciting new features to C# 4. Find out how it works and why it simplifies a lot of your coding tasks, including some handy COM interop possibilities. The dynamic keyword ...

In an earlier column I discussed the basics of working with ExpandoObjects (including how to add methods to an ExpandoObject). As I said in that column, there's nothing stopping you from building an ...

Imagine you are creating a game that contains many different classes of things; there are players, monsters, and objects that can be picked up. In addition, magic spells can change the classification ...