When to use GridView and when to use Repeater?

Control – Capability wise 

GridView – Read/Edit
DataList – Read/Edit
Repeater – Read Only
DetailsView – Read/Edit/Create
FormView – Read/Edit/Create

 

Feature wise

Feature	Repeater	DataList	GridView
Table layout	No	No	Yes
Flow layout	Yes	Yes	No
Column layout	No	Yes	No
Style properties	No	Yes	Yes
Templates	Yes	Yes	Columns/optional
Select/ Edit/Delete	No	Yes	Yes
Sort	No	No	Yes
Paging	No	No	Yes

Software Architecture Seminar

I just had software architecture seminar with IBM chief architect Ali Arsanjani. Loved the guy and in the future will try to emulate him. The seminar website is http://softwarearch.pbwiki.com/ and group is http://groups.google.com/group/softarch2008.

He emphasizes on the following qualities of the SA
1. Find the mentor
2. Find the field inspires you and study for it
3. Work and show your qualities for the people.
4. Work smart, not hard.

How to load balance and separate.

How to

http://thought-bytes.blogspot.com/2007/03/how-to-load-balance-tomcat-55-with.html