January 2010 Entries

ASP.NET Web Forms and MVC

I’m not really sure I need to blog this, because if you read this blog and not Scott Guthrie’s I’d be very surprised, but Scott just posted about technical debates, including WebForms versus MVC. Worth a read, including the comments.

posted @ Monday, January 25, 2010 8:47 AM | Feedback (0)

RedGate SQL Search

I’m a big fan of RedGate’s tools, and their next little one has hit beta. SQL Search provides a quick and simple way to search for, and through, objects on SQL Server and is invaluable if you have a large number of objects. It’s fast, unobtrusive and works really well. Go give it a try.

posted @ Thursday, January 21, 2010 12:29 PM | Feedback (0)

WebForms aren’t dead

The post could equally be about me, given my lack of content recently, but clients, lack of time and general apathy all play their part. However, what I really want to say is mostly explained by the title, that of the future of WebForms, in particular that they have a future. A lot of what we read in blogs, articles, etc is MVC related and that’s fair; it’s still relatively new to the ASP.NET arena, and new and shiny always gets press; WebForms had lots of coverage when it was released – it was “A Big Thing”. Those that blog...

posted @ Thursday, January 21, 2010 11:42 AM | Feedback (7)