Spacehamster’s Blog

I’ve never liked the above phrase, as I’ve met many many blondes who are extremely clever (not to mention good looking). However, the phrase does seem to describe the beginning of my working week.

I’ve spent the last week or so trying to implement a login authentication scheme for a small webapp I’m working on. You’d think it was simple, wouldn’t you? The biggest problem is that the LDAP/ADSI/IIS scheme that I was going to copy from a previous webapp is far too complex for a little webapp like mine. So I’m prevaricating between going back to square one (probably the easier option), or using a stripped down version of the old webapp.

I admit, learning new technology is simultaneously the greatest and worst parts of my job. It’s great because I’m still at an age when, just occasionally, new technology can be occasionally cool and interesting (eg. Dynamic webpage programming). It can also be frustrating and slow to learn (eg. AJAX, XML programming).

Hopefully by the end of this year I’ll have implemented a login authentication scheme that will work. Preferably before Santa Claus decides to fly by my house this year.