When does Application_Start get called in ASP.NET?

First time running
Or
Web.config was changed

The Dangers of Implementing Recurring Background Tasks In ASP.NET

http://haacked.com/archive/2011/10/16/the-dangers-of-implementing-recurring-background-tasks-in-asp-net.aspx

Optimize your website using ASP.NET and IIS8

http://channel9.msdn.com/Events/BUILD/BUILD2011/SAC-837T

A Toast to C

http://jasonvictordartmouth.posterous.com/a-toast-to-c

" But when it comes to high-performant computation, there's just nothing like C"

"it is relatively paradigm-free"

Guest Post: Good Programmers Make Bad Designers

http://www.caffeinatedcoder.com/guest-post-good-programmers-make-bad-designers/