Justin Cooney

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I am a Senior Applications Programmer / Analyst with years of experience developing enterprise solutions using the Microsoft technology stack including C#, VB.NET, ASP.NET, AJAX, IIS and SQL Server. I specialize in Web application development with a focus on building secure systems, integrating applications, and designing robust database structures.

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  • Gamigo Database Hacked & User Data Compromised

    July 23 2012: Last March I posted an article about the Gamigo system compromise that happened on March 2 2012. I wasn’t too happy since I have a Gamigo account as well. Since the compromise happened there has been no news about the compromised information, but it looks like the people responsible haven’t given up…

  • ASP.NET Overview of Binding a DropDownList to a FormView

    If you use (or want to use) .NET WebForms databinding then you know that dropdown lists can be tricky to populate and mange. For example, say you have a FormView control with an embedded DropDownList control that you want to bind and pre-select when someone views the form. It’s not immediately intuitive how to do…

  • No-SQL vs Relational Databases Overview

    There is a lot of hype around No-SQL databases, even to the point where people are saying that the relational database (RDBMS) model is obsolete. I develop corporate applications and use relational databases to do this, so the talk about how relational databases are obsolete has prompted me to look further into both technologies. At the most…