Monthly Archives: March 2011

Don’t Just Say You’re Doing Code Reviews

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Shawn Meyer

I keep hearing how wonderful code reviews are to help improve the quality of code. There is a lot of information about how code reviews can improve code design, reduce defects, and share knowledge. I have participated in a number of code reviews, and I can definitely say they have the potential to be a powerful tool. My problem with code reviews is not the concept, but the follow through. Continue reading →

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ASP.NET Scalability and Optimization Part 2

Posted on March 15, 2011 by Shawn Meyer

In the last post I showed a few ways to reduce bandwidth usage by taking advantage of the Microsoft CDN, ScriptManager, and the AJAX Minifier. In this post I will explain a scalable approach used to better manage session state while scaling with a changing environment.
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