Wimdows.NET

This is a typical example of a static method which IMHO is in the wrong namespace.

If you're looking to use an MD5 or SHA1 hashing algorithm to hash passwords, a lot of people would start looking in the System.Security.Cryptography namespace. But the System.Web.Security namespace offers us the FormsAuthentication.HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile() static method:

string pwhash = FormsAuthentication.HashPasswordForStoringInConfigFile(password, "md5");

The second parameter can be either "md5" or "sha1".

As far as I'm concerned, simple hashing and enrypt and decryption methods (static) should've been in System.Security.Cryptography in the first place.

What do you think?

Came across an interesting job description for an ASP.NET developer which shows that most, if not all recruitment agencies don't have any clue what they are talking about:

"My Client has an urgent requirement for an .aspx savvy ASP.Net Developer to help out with a surge of work/projects. The successful Candidate will be able to demonstrate substantial development experience in ASP.Net & .aspx."

Hmm. So, looks like you could have ASP.NET developers who are not .aspx savvy eh? They might be just .ascx savvy. Or maybe only .asax savvy.

Anyone else out there who has come across some other hilarious job descriptions recently?

A little gripe I have with IE when doing ASP.NET development is that when you've tested a page (with some PostBack), fix or add something and recompile, you'd usually want to refresh your page without re-posting, so not performing the postback. When pressing Enter in the address bar, nothing happens. The expected behaviour would be for the browser to perform a HTTP GET request for the current URL in the address bar. Pressing F5 obviously performs a re-post. Maybe the Cancel button on that dialog asking to re-post should perform a HTTP GET?

And yes, I know this already exists in FireFox.

What do you think? Surely I'm not the only one who finds this a pain in the backside...

A colleague of mine is at his wits end trying to solve the following BizTalk problem:

Looks like MS legal is on a mad crusade. If I don't just hand over my domain names Wimdows.net and Wimdows.com, legal action will follow.

Read all about it here: www.savewimdows.com

And find my open letter to Bill Gates here.

Why can't they just leave me alone!?!

The new beta MSN Search site has launched.

Hongmeig blogs about the difference between Marshal.SizeOf(typeof(char)) and sizeof(char).

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