In This March Digital Issue:

Table of Contents

• The New Socket APIs in Windows 8
  By Stephen Baker
Windows 8 and Windows Server 2012 introduce important extensions to the venerable Microsoft Winsock stack. For some apps, the new APIs are your only option, for others, they might be your best performing option.


• Prevent Cross-Site Scripting in ASP.NET Web Apps
  By David Ross
Cross-site scripting threats can be greatly minimized by proper encoding. On ASP.NET apps, the Microsoft AntiXSS Library is one of the easiest ways to do the encoding correctly.


• Win8 Development: The Lessons Learned
  By Chris Sells
Know what combination of technologies to use, design your architecture correctly, and differentiate your app from others — these are the fundamental practices of coding in the age of Windows 8.

FROM THE VAULT
• Boosting Performance with Atomic Operations in .NET 4
  By Gaston Hillar
To update some shared variables, you can replace mutual exclusion with a more efficient atomic operation. This simple change boosts performance and reduces contention.


• LINKS
  Snapshots of the most interesting items on drdobbs.com including improving tests for reliability and implementing half floats in D.

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