DotNetKicks.com : Stories kicked by n00b

5 signs your ASP.NET application may be vulnerable to HTML injection

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 15:01:04 GMT

HTML injection is an incredibly dangerous flaw to have in your application and ASP.NET does nothing for you automatically. Here's 5 tell-tale signs your application may be affected.

Selecting Random Records With SQL

Fri, 21 Dec 2007 00:46:02 GMT

Have you ever wanted to be able to SELECT a random record or records from a database table, but was unsure how to do it with SQL, instead of through code? Fortunately there is a way to do it in SQL Server (and MySQL, PostgreSQL, Oracle, DB2, SQLite, and yes, even your favourite, MS Access), and I'll show you how.

Exists Vs. Count(*) - The battle never ends...

Sun, 16 Dec 2007 21:01:03 GMT

Exists Vs. Count(*) - The battle never ends... why you should use exists and not count(*)

SQL Server Indexes: The Basics

Tue, 18 Dec 2007 01:31:06 GMT

Indexes directly affect the performance of database applications. This article uses analogies to describe how indexes work. The estimated execution plan feature of the Query Window is utilized to compare the performance of two queries in a batch.

Testing ScottGu: Alternate View Engines with ASP.NET MVC (NVelocity)

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 13:31:03 GMT

Exploring the use of non-WebForms view engines with the new ASP.NET MVC framework (example: NVelocity)

15+ FREE Visual Studio Add-ins - Part 2

Sat, 01 Dec 2007 16:31:02 GMT

15+ Free Visual Studio Add-Ins (Part 1) was such a hit, that I've decided to use the feedback (and Google) to create Part 2 of the list. If I'm missing a FREE must have add-in, I'd love to hear about it.

You can't focus on developers who don't have focus.

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:01:05 GMT

A respond to Jeff Atwood's comments about 80/20 developers. Are we really wasting our time writing to the part of our community who will actually read what we write?

Re-throwing an exception in .NET; the right way.

Fri, 30 Nov 2007 00:46:02 GMT

This is one of those "Yeah I've always seen people use it differently but I don't know why!" questions. Re-throwing exceptions can be misused, although it may not cause any harm to your application - there are multiple ways of re-throwing an exception, most likely for the purpose of bubbling it up to a higher level. Note to Java developers: It is different in your world.

MVC - Expression Language and custom tags - Fredrik Normén

Thu, 29 Nov 2007 15:01:05 GMT

Interesting discussion around inline classic ASP-style code blocks vs. markup ...

Agile Programming Training (Cartoon, Humor)

Wed, 28 Nov 2007 06:01:02 GMT

Dilbert on Agile programming. The pointy-hair boss commands Dilbert's team to start using Agile programming. In the boss's description, he states that Agile programming means "no more planning and no more documentation." The boss goes on saying that the programmers can "start writing code and complaining."

Dynamically Applying Themes To Your ASP.Net Site With A Sitemap

Wed, 21 Nov 2007 04:31:04 GMT

Ever run across a web site that used multiple themes, either page by page, or by some sort of grouping, such as the old divx.com site, and wondered how to do it in your own ASP.Net site? If so, then what I'm about to show you might be of interest. If not, read on anyway's.