Day: December 3, 2007

N-Tier Architecture: Data Access Layer

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In an N-Tier architecture, the data access layer consists of components that aid one in the process of accessing the database. When it is used correctly, the data access layer serves as an abstract level for the structures of the database. Simple changes that are made to the database and to tables and other components will not effect the rest of the application – the data access layer will not allow this to happen! The various layers of the application send their data requests to this layer, and this layer… Read More

Washing Your Brain

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Washing Your Brain Is Brainwashing good? Common consensus has it that brainwashing is a bad thing. When people think of brainwashing, they think of the Cold War or the movie A Clockwork Orange. When you think about it on a deeper level, however, we find that it is healthy to wash everything else in our lives. So why not our brains, also? We wash our clothes, our cars, our bodies, and our dishes on a regular basis. But the most important thing in life, however, is our brain. So why… Read More