- CmVodbx32, DBF’s Coming Back — Choosing a database for your Web project? Huge, slow and expensive SQL databases have occupied just about all spots of the Internet. But are they the only option? Why not take a look back, at the good old DBF format, known since long ago for its light weight and low maintenance demands along with cutting-edge performance? The only concern you might have is how you’re going to connect it to your application in the world where just about…
- Dis# 3.1.1, Back To Sources — The great feature of bytecode-based languages, and, namely, .NET assemblies, is a possibility to «return to source code» at any time. Assembly decompilation is a great tool to understand «how something works», either some general algorithms and data structures, or internal logics of some software or components. Unfortunately, simple decompilation tools give a very poor result which is hard to read…
- RIP: Strike Back, Christmas Under Attack — It’s hard to imagine a battle while keeping thoughts on Christmas scenes. Christmas, as we know it, is about peace, love, unity, and synonyms of such. But it doesn’t make everyone happy when everything just goes good, and those envious folks bear cruel plans on taking your joy away from you and then ruling over you in the new world of darkness and evil. When dark times approach us, and the values that…
- Lode Runner, Back to ZX Games — If your teen age happened to fall in the era of ZX Spectrum, you’ll recall it with nostalgic tears. (That time is finally back!) If during your school age you spent time at a PC-compatible box, you’ll love it the moment you give it a try. Violence-free, suitable for all ages, action games that suck you in the play atmosphere. The idea is plain enough, and that makes the game really playful. With…
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