If you used ASP.NET 2.0 SQL cache dependencies in early betas of the product with SQL Server 2005, you may be surprised when your code breaks on newer builds. You now have to call System.Data.SqlClient.SqlDependency.Start before using SQL cache dependencies. Read More...

I'm working on an ASP.NET 2.0 project that uses CSS to stylize the UI. I needed to include <COLGROUP> elements in the output from GridView controls, but alas, GridView doesn't support <COLGROUP>. (The ASP.NET team is aware of this, and a future Read More...

I just came across an excellent article by Andrew Duthie on new caching features in ASP.NET 2.0. Everybody's heard about SQL cache dependencies, but post-cache substitution is one of ASP.NET 2.0 best-kept secrets. Andrew offers lucid discourse on custom Read More...