ASP.NET ViewState = Appendix? February 9, '04 Comments [3] Posted in ASP.NET | ViewState Sponsored By Last time I checked, ASP.NET ViewState wasn't an Appendix to be cut out. The Flesk.ViewStateOptimizer makes this claim: Reduces downloading time of your website or web application, by not sending back the page's Viewstate hidden field. Oy! ViewState is one of the most useful and most maligned inventions of the .NET era. Get to know it. Turn it off selectively and when you know what you're doing. I'm going to go 'optimize' some nose hair now. « FUD (Fear, Uncertainty and Doubt) debunk... | Blog Home | Summary of the Annoying PowerPoint Surve... » About Scott Scott Hanselman is a former professor, former Chief Architect in finance, now speaker, consultant, father, diabetic, and Microsoft employee. He is a failed stand-up comic, a cornrower, and a book author. About Newsletter Sponsored By Hosting By