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March 2006 - Posts

Dual Core Vs Dual Processor Vs Hyper Threading

As we start talking of high performance computing, 64-bit platform offerings etc. some of the buzz words that come into play are dual processor , dual core and Hyper Threading . I thought it would be a good idea to find and write about what these technologies
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Some interesting reads on 64-bit performance benchmarks

Here are some of the sites that I have really found good and informative about the different performance reports for 64-bit platforms (from a MS technology centric perspective). 64-bit Performance Benchmark: .NET 2.0 and IBM Websphere 6.0 - http://msdn.microsoft.com/vstudio/java/compare/benchmark64/default.aspx

Using Delegates in the J# world

While I was trying to write a blog around the topic of Delegates in J# , I found that a few blogs have already done this job pretty well. So I am not going to re-invent the wheel. I would just point you to the appropriate links for all information about

Migrating Web/JSP apps using Java Language Conversion Assistant 3.0

I just want to discuss one of the issues that we have in the Java Language Conversion Assistant (JLCA) 3.0 for which we have had a few customer queries. This relates to migrating Web apps and JSP apps using JLCA 3.0. JLCA converts the Web/JSP apps to
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Three years at Microsoft India Development Centre

It seems that it was very recent when I joined Microsoft’s India Development Centre at Hyderabad . But time has flown past. I have not realized how quickly these three years have passed by. I still remember the first day when I walked in to MS – it was
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Moving from 32-bit to 64-bit application development on .NET Framework

This blog aims at clarifying the issues which 32-bit developers might be having when they start migrating to the 64-bit platform. My observations below would be concentrated towards the .NET Framework related technologies. Most of the things I discuss

Cross compilation in the 64-bit .NET Framework world for platform specific features

In today’s world, a lot of applications are written targeting both the 32-bit and/or the 64-bit platform. Using cross compilation , users can now create applications using the .NET Framework which are platform agnostic. This is achieved by the data in

Executing applications/scripts at User Log-on on Windows XP and Windows 2003 Server

I wanted to execute a script/application on my comp when a user logs on to adjust some of the settings specific to the user. I did not know how to go about it and had to scratch a little bit to find how I could achieve the desired result. I am posting
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64 bit technology, Processors, Operating Systems available today

There are a whole lot of names by which the 64-bit technology is famous. I just wanted to get a comprehensive list of the same available at one place for my own use. Here is what I found out when I searched for the various names/technologies/OS’s available

The x64 Vs AMD64 Vs EM64T Vs Itanium Riddle – What is what?

While I tried to learn more about the 64-bit processors, here is what I found out. There are two different sets of architectures present in the world today. The first is called the x64 architecture processors, which is based on the AMD64 and/or Extended
 
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