Top 10 Annotations and Remarks about the Wonderful and Powerful New Features in ASP.NET 2.0
This article discusses 10 features of ASP.NET 2.0 from a real-world perspective. It is not a core reference of classes and methods, but a user's guide with suggestions and trade-offs.
by Dino Esposito
March 17, 2006
hould you use DataGrid or GridView in ASP.NET 2.0? Is SqlDataSource perhaps more appropriate than ObjectDataSource for building a data access layer? Are cookies evil or is a cookieless solution worse? These are only some common questions that developers will ponder as ASP.NET 2.0 takes root. You'll still write a good deal of code in ASP.NET 2.0.
Don't completely trust those who say that ASP.NET 2.0 cuts 70% of the amount of code you're called to write. You'll end up writing more or less the same quantity of code, but you'll write code of different quality. You'll have more components and less boilerplate code to tie together pages and controls. Features like the provider model, data source controls, and master pages make coding easier and equally effective. But since there's no magic behind, you have to learn the implications of each feature you employ. In the end, ASP.NET 2.0 comes with code behind, not magic behind.
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hould you use DataGrid or GridView in ASP.NET 2.0? Is SqlDataSource perhaps more appropriate than ObjectDataSource for building a data access layer? Are cookies evil or is a cookieless solution worse? These are only some common questions that developers will ponder as ASP.NET 2.0 takes root. You'll still write a good deal of code in ASP.NET 2.0.
