David Berry

David Berry has been writing software since 1996, starting as a Java developer and then making the transition the Microsoft .NET back in the version 1.0 days. He has also worked extensively with both Oracle and SQL Server with a special interest in database performance tuning. He has held various architect, team lead and senior developer roles and enjoys being able to mentor others and help them grow as developers. In his free time, he enjoys long distance road cycling and cross country skiing..

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21 August 2015
21 August 2015

Improving Web Page Performance

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Visitors to a website are put off by having to wait for pages to load. Additionally, Google uses the metric to rank your site. Why, when there are tools and techniques around to help reduce web page lethargy, do we still experience slow page-loads? David Berry provides the simple ways of finding and fixing the problems.… Read more
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29 October 2013
29 October 2013

Building Performance Metrics into ASP.NET MVC Applications

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When you're instrumenting an ASP.NET MVC or Web API application to monitor its performance while it is running, it makes sense to use custom performance counters.There are plenty of tools available that read performance counter data, report on it and create alerts based on it. You can then plot application metrics against all sorts of server and workstation metrics.This way, there will always be the right data to guide your tuning efforts.… Read more
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24 August 2011
24 August 2011

Designing C# Software With Interfaces

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The best way to understand how interfaces improve software design is to see a familiar problem solved using interfaces. First, take a tightly-coupled system design without interfaces, spot its deficiencies and then walk-through a solution of the problem with a design using interfaces.… Read more
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28 April 2011
28 April 2011

Performance Implications of Parameterized Queries

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Why don't we emphasize the huge advantages of parameterized queries over ad-hoc queries in SQL Server? There is a severe impact on resources and performance from repeatedly using similar ad-hoc queries, instead of reusing the existing query plans. David Berry shows how you can measure this impact, and springs a surprise or two in the process … Read more
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