Digital Ideas

Compiled by Aurelie A. Peralta

Main Topics:

1. Introduction to Object-Oriented Programming

2. .NET Concepts

3. VB.NET programming basics

4. VB.NET Classes and Controls

Discussions:

Introduction to Object-oriented Programming

Materials on this topic can be found here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Object-oriented_programming

.NET Concepts

What is .NET? .NET is a new way of creating Windows applications that includes a consistent framework of base classes that sits on top of the operating system, a Common Type System (CTS) that makes data types usage consistent across .NET programming languages, a Common Language Runtime (CLR), and high level interfaces supporting Windows and web-based applications.

.NET provides language independence and interoperability, easy interoperability with the internet with no need for the complex plumbing and registration requirements of COM. Its Common Language Runtime simplifies application deployment. In .NET, a single computer can host multiple versions of the same components. It is also based on current communication standards such as XML, SOAP, and UDDI.

A .NET language is any language that can be compiled to MSIL. Official languages released for .NET are VB.NET, C#, Managed C++, and JScript.NET including any third party language as long as it compiles to MSIL.

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Compiled By: Aurelie A. Peralta

MAIN TOPICS: 

Principles of Database Management Systems

1. Database, DBMS Principles, and the Relational Model

2. Logical Database Design and Normalization

3. Physical Database Design, Hardware, and Related Issues

Discussions:

Database, DBMS Principles, and the Relational Model

Understanding Databases

A database is an organized collection of data serving a central purpose. It is organized in the sense that it contains data that is stored, formatted, accessed, and represented in a consistent manner. It serves a central purpose in that it does not contain extraneous or superfluous data. It stores only what is relevant to its purpose. Most often, a database’s purpose is business, but it may store scientific, military, or other data not normally thought of as business data. Hence, there are business databases, scientific databases, military databases, and the list goes on and on. Modern databases contain many types of data other than text and numeric.

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By Aurelie A. Peralta

PS Ventures Philippines was commissioned by Bitstop Inc. to develop a Licensing Guide website for users of different Microsoft products. The site is also intended to promote Microsoft’s Small Business Solution Campaign in the Philippines and displays information on current promos like the Microsoft Olympinoy “Benta to Beijing Promo” which was extended lately. Visit the website at http://sbs.bitstop.ph and know more about licenses and user rights regarding Microsoft products.

By Aurelie A. Peralta

Dasol Sea Salt is a great product that brings to the world a taste of salt from the South Seas, ripened in our tropical islands. Dasol Sea Salt is desirable in grilled and roasted items as Dasol Sea Salt crystals cover more surface area, preventing the meat’s natural juices from oozing out while cooking. It also makes a nice crust for steaks and seafood when combined with herbs and spices. It adds crunch to salads and vegetables and lifts flavor of steamed and poached items. Visit the official website of this great product at http://www.dasolseasalt.com.

The website was developed by PS Ventures Philippines and hosted by Bitstop Inc. The site is powered by ASP.NET running over Windows Server 2003 web server. PS Ventures Philippines also maintains http://www.dagupena.com, a sister company of Dasol Sea Salt. Dagupena offers the world famous “bangus” products from Dagupan City, the Bangus Capital of the World.

By Aurelie A. Peralta

CLAN GARMENTS has been in the manufacturing business for the last fourteen (14) years. It has once been a provider of company uniforms to EPSON INTERNATIONAL GROUP OF COMPANIES AND UNILEVER PHILIPPINES. In addition, CLAN GARMENTS has been the toughest provider in terms of school uniforms in the largest scale within the province of Pangasinan and even reaching as far as other provinces like Banaue, La Union, Tarlac, Pampanga and the Ilocos Region. It specializes in the creation of personalized t-shirt designs. In other words, CLAN GARMENTS provides the product based from the clients design and preference.

CLAN GARMENTS maintains a wide stock inventory of assorted colors of CVC cotton materials where stocking is normally based on the average monthly demand of clients. This set-up actually alleviates their clients’ stock inventory maintenance of raw shirt materials and gives them an edge to serve their clients’ minimum volume order at the shortest lead time. Visit their newly revised website at http://www.clangarments.com.

The all new Clan Garments website was developed by PS Ventures Philippines using ASP.NET masterpage and System.Net.Mail functionalities for the Inquiry Page with enhancement from a CSS file courtesy of Free-CSS-Templates.com.

My congratulations to the graduates of the Pangasinan State University Eastern Cluster College of Engineering and Architecture and Institute of Information and Communications Technology Urdaneta Campus.

In this century it is a must for the graduates to possess the updated knowledge and relevant skills more particularly in technology in order for them to become globally marketable. They have to keep on learning new technologies and develop their skills further in order to match the present needs of the industries and companies worldwide. Our rapidly changing technology, more particularly in the application of computers, makes learning for an individual a truly continuous process.

I am proud to say that your Alma Mater has given you adequate knowledge and trainings that you need to cope up with what is really demanded by the national and global workplace. I hope that the education you acquired from PSU successfully molded you to become holistic professionals.

I encourage you to keep on pursuing lifelong learning to further improve your skills and competencies as a whole. Make your Alma Mater proud of you by making a good name in each field of specialization you are into after your graduation. But most importantly, try your best to practice your professions for the upliftment of our reputation as Filipinos.

Mabuhay PSU Urdaneta Graduates 2008!

AURELIE A. PERALTA

Dean, Institute of ICT

PSU Eastern Cluster

By Aurelie A. Peralta

This summer 2008, I have a class for the subject Elective 1 which is about object-oriented programming. With all the available true object-oriented language out there like java and C++, I chose VB.NET to be the programming language for this subject. Unlike in its previous version VB6, Visual Basic is not yet considered as a true OOP language that time because it still lacks some elements of true OOP language like java and C++ but now with VB.NET, Visual Basic programmers can also do what C++ programmers can do.

The syntax of Visual Basic is simple and easy to understand. The classes from the dotnetframework which are arranged in well-organized namespaces also makes rapid application development in VB.NET so easy to achieve.

I started our first meeting discussing some basics of programming going back to variables, data types, expressions, control of logic flow, procedures and functions, and variable scope and lifetime which of course covers the use of formless classes or modules.

After refreshing the minds of my students with these programming basics, my lecture was followed by actual demonstrations and this time Visual Basic 2005 express is our IDE. On my next post, I will be showing the actual codes of my demos.

By Aurelie A. Peralta

As of this moment, I am still thinking of what am I going to post in this blogsite…