Summary
In this chapter, we first saw how to pinpoint a number of bottlenecks related to the size of the .aspx page as it goes over the wire. These included IIS-based file compression, ViewState, and white space overhead.
This was followed by a discussion of how to reduce ViewState and/or store it on the server rather than sending it back and forth between server and browser in a hidden field. In addition to this, a method to reduce white space was described. Compression is discussed in Chapter 10, Compression, and Chapter 11, Optimizing Forms deals with forms-related optimizations.
Finally, we saw a number of additional measures to reduce the size of .aspx pages, including disabling event validation, reducing space taken by ASP.NET IDs and using ...
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