Archive for the Category: C#

NSA Suggests Companies Shift To Memory Safe Programming Languages

November 10, 2022 Roger Lacroix

NSA is advising companies to look into switching to memory safe languages such as C#, Go, Java, Ruby, or Swift. From the report: https://www.nsa.gov/Press-Room/News-Highlights/Article/Article/3215760/nsa-releases-guidance-on-how-to-protect-against-software-memory-safety-issues/ Here is a direct link to the NSA report: https://media.defense.gov/2022/Nov/10/2003112742/-1/-1/0/CSI_SOFTWARE_MEMORY_SAFETY.PDF Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Idea: Make IBM MQ for Windows on ARM available

January 24, 2022 Roger Lacroix

I have posted an “IBM idea” called: Make IBM MQ for Windows on ARM available. If you are interested in it, please add your vote/comment to it. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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IBM MQ For .NET Core Primer

December 3, 2021 Roger Lacroix

I’m starting to see questions (even being asked) about IBM MQ for .NET Core and the challenges that people are having. I’m not a .NET developer, more of a “I’ll do it to get it done” .NET developer. Hence, I’ll explain it from an IBM MQ perspective. The first thing you should know is that […]

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C# .NET MQ Code to Publish to a Topic

October 27, 2021 Roger Lacroix

A couple of years ago, I posted a blog item called: C# .NET MQ Code to Subscribe to a Topic about subscribing to a topic using C# .NET code. I just realized that I never posted a C# .NET sample code to publish to a topic. So, here go – enjoy. You can download the […]

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C# .Net Program That Adds Message Properties to an MQ Message

October 21, 2021 Roger Lacroix

The other day, a colleague emailed me asking if I had a sample C# .Net/MQ program that adds message properties to a message. So. I thought I would post it for everyone to use. You can download the source code from here. Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware Inc.

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Redbooks on IBM MQ

July 24, 2020 Roger Lacroix

I have created a new section on Capitalware’s IBM MQ Documentation Library page called Redbooks on IBM MQ. I searched the internet and IBM’s Redbook site and found 20 redbooks on the subject of IBM MQ (formally WebSphere MQ, MQSeries). I have listed them in chronologically order. Note: Some of them may be old but […]

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IBM MQ information from IBM Developer

July 2, 2020 Roger Lacroix

Here is some IBM MQ information from IBM Developer that you might find interesting: Article: Improving your IBM MQ applications Article: IBM MQ cheat sheet for developers Article: IBM MQ Downloads for developers Tutorial: Writing and running MQ applications on your Mac Tutorial: Secure communication between IBM MQ endpoints with TLS Regards, Roger Lacroix Capitalware […]

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Working from Home – Open Source Software

March 19, 2020 Roger Lacroix

The other day I wrote about working from home, since I recently upgraded both my desktop and laptop to Windows 10 64-bit, I thought I should review/list the open source software I use to get the job done. You don’t need to go broke setting up your PC/laptop with software. Here is a list of […]

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IBM Think 2020

March 5, 2020 Roger Lacroix

I just received the following email from David La Rose of IBM saying that IBM Think 2020 has been cancelled and turn into a virtual event. Here is what email said: The health of IBM’s clients, employees and business partners is our primary concern. In light of global precautions for the COVID-19 Coronavirus, and building […]

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IBM MQ and C# .NET Compatibility

January 17, 2020 Roger Lacroix

Today, I went to build (compile) and run a C# .NET/MQ sample that I have which worked perfectly before and I got the following error when I ran it: I compiled it again. No errors and it successfully generated the executable. Weird. When I ran it, I got the above error message. I searched the […]

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