Author Archives: Shawn Meyer

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 →

Posted in Code Quality, Code Review | Tagged , | View Comments

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.
Continue reading →

Posted in ASP.NET, Scalability, Session | Tagged , | View Comments

ASP.NET Scalability and Optimization Part 1

Posted on October 31, 2010 by Shawn Meyer

Part 1 of ASP.NET Scalability and Optimization series. In this part of the series we look at how to limit bandwidth and enhance user experience. We take a look at ways to improve strategies around hosting JavaScript content. Continue reading →

Posted in ASP.NET, Optmiization | Tagged , , , | View Comments

Using Enterprise Library to Decrypt a Java Encrypted Message

Posted on October 26, 2010 by Shawn Meyer

Decrypting a message using Microsoft’s Enterprise Library can be a difficult task when working with other encryption frameworks. In this scenario I look at how to decrypt a message encrypted using a Java Rijndael implementation. Continue reading →

Posted in Encryption, Java and .NET Integration | Tagged , , , , | View Comments