Vigil Journey

Preemptively Structuring the Chaos

I have found that it is better to put structure in place around a project before going hog wild on implementation. While I recognize that some practices grow organically, a healthy amount of...

Laying the Foundation

Two key library decisions needed to be made this week: choosing the object-relational Mapping (ORM) framework, and choosing a membership provider. To cut right to the end, Entity Framework and...

Naming the Patron Object

There are only two hard things in Computer Science: cache invalidation and naming things. -Phil Karlton To any seasoned developer, this is entirely too true, and many people have written...

All I Wanted Was an Integer Primary Key

The ASP.NET Identity system is designed to replace the previous ASP.NET Membership and Simple Membership systems. It includes profile support, OAuth integration, works with OWIN, and is included...