I got interested in GUID’s when I saw it was used in the ASP.NET membership database schema. At the first glance, 0D40FC92-4F1D-42D1-9A9B-860526C21FF0 didn’t seem very nice, but eventually I realized how flexible and effective the GUID datatype is. So let’s have a look at why you should use it instead of identities (int) Read More »

Until recently I have been a fan of storing files, uploaded through my web applications, on the disk. However lately I find myself moving more towards storing the files in the database as it’s more flexible and easier to maintain. Below are some pros and cons. Read More »