Quotes from Adam Freeman

will see a warning from Visual Studio that the FormsAuthentication.Authenticate method has been deprecated. This is part of Microsoft's ongoing efforts to rationalize user security, which is a thorny area for any web application framework. For this chapter, the deprecated method will suffice and allow me to perform authentication using the static details I added to the Web.config file.

Companies rebrand so often because people who work in branding know, deep down, that they don't have real jobs and the constant emphasis on logos and color schemes creates a frenzy of activity that distracts them from the creeping existential dread that haunts their every waking moment.