Category: web-services

What the heck does ‘ALFKI’ mean?

Post author By user user
Post date February 19, 2022
Categories In sql-server, web-services
5 Comments on What the heck does ‘ALFKI’ mean?

I’ve seen this abbreviation (or mnemonic) used in various examples in SQL and web services. What does it mean? And if you know, what are its origins?

What is the Speed Difference Between Database and Web Service Calls?

Post author By user user
Post date February 19, 2022
Categories In database, language-agnostic, optimization, web-services
10 Comments on What is the Speed Difference Between Database and Web Service Calls?

All things being equal, and in the most simple form, which is faster? 1.) A call to a web service method 2.) A call to a database For example, assume that you have a simple web service that just returns an integer that is calculated in X time. You also have a database that, when […]