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Are you sure they were referring to MVC and not MVC Web API? Not using session for Web API makes sense, but for a standard web application I don't see any real reason not to use session state.
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Are you sure they were referring to MVC and not MVC Web API? Not using session for Web API makes sense, but for a standard web application I don't see any real reason not to use session state.

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Hi:<br />
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I recall reading a couple of places that folks are discouraging the use of HTTPContext.Current.Sessio<wbr />n state in ASP .Net web applications.<br />
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Can someone explain some of the reasoning behind this recent trend?<br />
Are there solid technical reasons for this?<br />
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Thanks,<br />
JohnB
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Hi:

I recall reading a couple of places that folks are discouraging the use of HTTPContext.Current.Session state in ASP .Net web applications.

Can someone explain some of the reasoning behind this recent trend?
Are there solid technical reasons for this?

Thanks,
JohnB

Why should I not use HTTPContext Session State in my ASP .Net MVC applications?

The successor to Active Server Pages, ASP.NET websites utilize the .NET framework to produce dynamic, data and content-driven web applications and services. ASP.NET code can be written using any .NET supported language. As of 2009, ASP.NET can also apply the Model-View-Controller (MVC) pattern to web applications

ASP.NET

The .NET Framework is not specific to any one programming language; rather, it includes a library of functions that allows developers to rapidly build applications. Several supported languages include C#, VB.NET, C++ or ASP.NET.

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Web applications are systems that run in browsers that perform functions normally associated with other client-based programs. One of the most commonly used web applications is email; instead of downloading individual emails to a local machine, the data is shown through a website. Other examples of web applications are collaborative systems like a wiki or an online game.