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Creating a Data Access Layer in .NET

A two-part series focusing on design and implementation concepts for creating a robust data access layer in .NET.

 

Part I - Concepts and Setup  March 17, 2003

Before writing any code, it is important to establish goals and setup and secure a database. Part one examines all the ingredients that exist in a professional data access component.

http://www.15seconds.com/issue/030317.htm

 

Part II - Implementation  April 1, 2003

Using wizards to create DataAdapters and Typed Datasets.

http://www.15seconds.com/issue/030401.htm

 

Part III - Handling Concurrency Issues in ADO.Net    June 4, 2003

A look at optimistic and pessimistic concurrency techniques.

http://www.15seconds.com/issue/030604.htm

 

New Features in ASP.NET

Two articles focusing on some of the new and cool features available to ASP.NET.

Encrypting Cookie Data with ASP.NET   December 10, 2002

This article demonstrates how easy it is to encrypt cookie data using encryption classes in the .NET System.Security.Cryptography namespace. You don't have to be a cryptography expert or spend lots of money on third-party components to secure sensitive data in .NET.

http://www.15seconds.com/issue/021210.htm

 

Tracking Visitors with ASP.NET   November 19, 2002

Examines some ways to track visitors with IIS and ASP.NET without spending a fortune on costly log analysis applications. Topics include new ASP.NET features, log-file analysis and beyond, delivery methods, and privacy issues.

http://www.15seconds.com/issue/021119.htm

 

Enhancing Performance in ASP.NET

A three-part series examining performance issues in ASP.Net.

Each page was run thousands of times using the Application Center Test tool to retrieve the performance results. The results were puzzling and somewhat pitiful, especially when compared with our test of a similar operation using ADO 2.x and ASP 3.0.

 

Part I - Data Retrieval   January 27, 2003

This article tests a number of scenarios each with a server-side DataGrid control. Each grid was then filled with a Typed Dataset, Untyped Dataset, DataView or a DataReader with varying numbers of records. If you have been working with ADO.NET & ASP.NET and you have been reading the hype, you might be in store for some Big Surprises! I know I was. And if that is not bad enough, you will be scratching your head when you see the results of our similar test using classic ASP and ADO.

http://www.asptoday.com/content.asp?id=2111

 

Part II – General Optimizations   January 28, 2003

In this second article, we take a look at some of the default settings of ASP.Net and find ways to improve performance. We will also look at some other cool tools that can boost performance way beyond your wildest dreams.

http://www.asptoday.com/content.asp?id=2112

 

Part III – Data Rendering   January 29, 2003

Part III looks at improving performance when rendering retrieved data into a grid by developing your own grid logic that is specific to your needs and still give you the same ease of development

http://www.asptoday.com/content.asp?id=2113

 

 

Enhancing Performance in ASP 3.0

This two-part series explored many of the basic issues and when released was one of the highest rated articles on ASPToday.

 

Part I  January 13, 2000

Presents some performance test results to help developers decide if a particular practice is not only worthwhile for future projects, but whether they should consider updating older projects as well.

http://www.asptoday.com/content.asp?id=266

 

Part II   April 26, 2000

Explores what is arguably the most popular use of ASP - interacting with database content through ActiveX Data Objects (ADO), performing a set of valuable tests that point out small changes in our code can make huge differences in performance.

http://www.asptoday.com/content.asp?id=340

 

 

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