Parallel Processsing with Threads Introduction

C# supports parallel execution of code through multithreading. A thread is an independent execution path, able to run simultaneously with other threads. A C# client program (Console, WPF, or Windows Forms) starts in a single thread created automatically by the…

Browser Capabilities in ASP.Net 4.0

Changes to Browser Capabilities ASP.NET determines the capabilities of the browser that a user is using to browse your site by using a feature called browser capabilities. Browser capabilities are represented by the HttpBrowserCapabilities object (exposed by the Request.Browser property).…

What is new in ASP.Net 4.0 Part-3

Object Caching and Object Caching Extensibility Since its first release, ASP.NET has included a powerful in-memory object cache (System.Web.Caching.Cache). The cache implementation has been so popular that it has been used in non-Web applications. However, it is awkward for a…

What is new in ASP.Net 4.0 Part-2

Shrinking Session State ASP.NET provides two default options for storing session state across a Web farm: a session-state provider that invokes an out-of-process session-state server, and a session-state provider that stores data in a Microsoft SQL Server database. Because both…

What is new in ASP.Net 4.0

Web.config File Refactoring The Web.config file that contains the configuration for a Web application has grown considerably over the past few releases of the .NET Framework as new features have been added, such as Ajax, routing, and integration with IIS…

The Task-based Asynchronous Pattern

Naming, Parameters, and Return Types Initiation and completion of an asynchronous operation in the TAP are represented by a single method, and thus there is only one method to name. This is in contrast to the IAsyncResult pattern, or APM…

What is new in Ajax 4.0

jQuery Included with Web Forms and MVC The Visual Studio templates for both Web Forms and MVC include the open-source jQuery library. When you create a new website or project, a Scripts folder containing the following 3 files is created:…