Tech Tips, Tricks & Trivia

Check this MSDN mag article on pros and cons of developing an application using strongly typed DataSet objects.

“How big is too big a ViewState?” "The ideal size for a viewstate is around 7 KB ; it is optimal if you can keep it down to 3 KB or so. In any case, the viewstate, no matter its absolute size, should never exceed 30% of the page size." [ Dino ] ViewState is enabled on four levels: machine, application, page, and control. The machine and application levels are controlled by configuration file settings, while the page and control ViewState settings are controlled by properties. Most sites that use ASP.NET will use ViewState in at least portions of the site, so turning it off at the machine or application level often is not feasible. Therefore, ViewState must be handled carefully at the page and control levels .

Developers who wish to embed maps in their applications have 3 new options: * Google Maps * MSN Virtual Earth * Yahoo Maps The process of getting addresses translated into longitude/latitude is called Geocoding and this is an important requirement for generating a map. An SQL Script to generate latitude/longitude details of about 42,000+ locations based on Zipcode is available at EggHeadCafe