We are moving from ASP.Net 1.1 to ASP.Net 2.0. As we do not have the luxury
of spending weeks trying out different techniques, I'd like to rely on some
tried and true methods, but need some feedback so we don't stray too far
from best practices.
ASP.Net User Controls (ascx files)
Our team is very comfortable with the use of ASP.Net User Controls which do
things like display header information, display simple navigation, and
perform basic session state logic. In reading about the Master Page methods
in ASP.Net 2.0, I am not entirely comfortable with switching over, as we
have so much reusable User Control code from past projects. Is it
acceptable practice to continue using User Controls in ASP.Net 2.0?
VS 2005 Web Application Projects vs. "New Web Site"
I have seen the Web Application Project plug-in available for VS 2005, and
understand it emulates the VS 2003 paradigm more closely. Is this commonly
used when creating ASP.Net 2.0 projects, or is this something that may cause
more problems than it will solve?
Link:
http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/archive/2006/04/05/442032.aspx Manually Customizing GridView Using Code
It seems that everywhere I've looked, we are encouraged to use the GridView
in the WYSIWYG. My team is much more comfortable (after a couple of years
of using the DataGrid) with manual control over these types of controls.
Can we continue to manually wire events, manipulate data input and binding,
and perform similar tasks that we did earlier using the GridView? Or do we
really have to use the WYSIWYG for all of those items?
User Authentication / System Access
We typically relied on some reusable components (STPs included) and the
web.config User Authentication and User Authorization settings to manage
system access. In looking at some of the new 2.0 Membership components, I'm
not entirely convinced it will improve the speed and/or usability of our
system. Should we continue to rely on our existing method, involving the
web.config settings + our custom items, or is this frowned upon?
I have to say, we are all a little nervous about moving to 2.0, as we were
getting very comfortable with the 1.1 method of implementation. At the same
time, I understand that support for 1.1 is dying rapidly, so I am forcing
our new projects to use 2.0. Any feedback is greatly appreciated.
Thanks so much,
Chris
