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WebForms changed the game. ASP was a sub-subset of VB, but WebForms with C# made websites full-scale eventful and stateful programs for the first time. I had ne
by themartorana 10y ago
WebForms changed the game. ASP was a sub-subset of VB, but WebForms with C# made websites full-scale eventful and stateful programs for the first time. I had never felt such power and freedom programming for the web.
Yes, some people would put humongous data structures in view state, and yes, more-better solutions have arisen, but WebForms deserves your respect!
- robin_reala 10y agoIt really doesn’t. I’ve never seen a good WebForms site / app and I’ve always dreaded working with them. They were a regressive step.
- insulanian 10y agoIf you worked long enough with WebForms, then you'd know what an inefficient, slow and complicated event-hairball it is. I curse every time I have to go back to any old WebForms-based project to do some changes.
- flukus 10y ago> WebForms with C# made websites full-scale eventful and stateful programs for the first time. And that is why it can go die in a fire!