Posts by Doug 3 publicly visible posts • joined 4 Dec 2007
Azure has some warts, but it is at alpha. The concept of storing your data both locally, so you can work on it when the network is down, and in the cloud is compelling. If you are worried about sensitive data, either don't put it in the cloud (most companies have tons of public info) or encrypt it (it's simple to add that step to a .NET app).
Save your data center for your core biz.
My only problem with multiple exits is that it is easy to bury them. I would suggest all inputs should be validated immediately at the beginning of any function and then one exit after that. Something like:
// Function to get the account balance
AccountDetails GetAccountDetails(account)
{
if (account == null) return null;
...
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