Christopher H. Laco » Manifesto http://chrislaco.com Wed, 28 Jul 2010 00:21:48 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Always Set Href In Javascripted Links http://chrislaco.com/manifesto/always-set-href-in-javascripted-links/ http://chrislaco.com/manifesto/always-set-href-in-javascripted-links/#comments Wed, 18 Feb 2009 00:32:33 +0000 claco http://chrislaco.com/?p=143 When using javascript in links onclick event to open windows or perform other navigation related tasks, always set href just like you would if javascript didn’t exist. If javascript is broken, links still work.

<a href="http://example.com/" onclick="doStuff(this.href);">Open</a>
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$ curl -F "username=claco" -F "password=badpass" http://localhost/login/ | grep "login failed"
]]> http://chrislaco.com/manifesto/websites-must-function-without-javascript/feed/ 0 Always Set Application Name In SqlClient Connection Strings http://chrislaco.com/manifesto/always-set-application-name-in-sqlclient-connection-strings/ http://chrislaco.com/manifesto/always-set-application-name-in-sqlclient-connection-strings/#comments Sat, 14 Feb 2009 04:05:21 +0000 claco http://chrislaco.com/?p=79 Continue reading →]]> If you’re using connection strings on the web, set Application Name to the domain name. If you’re using connection strings with an executable, set Application Name to the executable name. If you have to use SQL Profiler to diagnose performance issues, it will be easier to filter out a specific application or web site.

<connectionStrings>
  <add name="LocalSqlServer" connectionString="... Application Name=mywebsite.com;" />
  <add name="LocalSqlServer" connectionString="... Application Name=myapp.exe" />
</connectionStrings>
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