Applied ASP.NET 4 in Context

Summary

In this chapter, we implemented the triathlon application using Web Forms controls and features. We saw the strengths and weaknesses of Web Forms in this simple application. The strengths are the speed and simplicity with which we can create pages that contain data and the ease with which we can manipulate that data to edit, delete, or add records to the underlying database. We also combined Web Forms controls with static HTML, something I tend to do often.

The weaknesses are equally evident, such as the little tweaks and tricks that are required to make the Web Forms controls behave as required and the limitations of the data source controls when it comes to complex data manipulations. Overall, however, the Web Forms controls do a solid ...