Computing applications use many different types of data. Some applications model data within database systems, in which case the database system handles the details of choosing data structures, as ...

When classes are more structure than you need, tuples let you specify simple type-safe aggregates of other data types. They'll also let you create a dictionary collection…but it won't be type-safe.

All data has structure of some sort. Delineating between structured and unstructured data comes down to whether the data has a pre-defined data model and whether it’s organized in a pre-defined way.

Most projects benefit from having a data model. Read this article for an overview of the most common types.

Nested data structures are a boon to modeling, storage, and query performance, but pose challenges to traditional BI tools. Here’s how to overcome them ...

Microsoft is opening up Excel to developers with a new JavaScript API. It will let developers use custom data types like images, cards, and arrays.