Global.asax.vb: Where AI Applications Begin and End
Application lifecycle events for AI model initialization and how Session_Start is the birthplace of personalized AI contexts.
All Posts
A complete archive of all 10 blog posts, organized by most recent.
WithEvents and Handles: Observable AI Patterns Before RxJS Existed
Event handling as the foundation for AI agent communication and why VB.NET's event model is perfect for multi-agent systems.
ASPX Markup: The Original Prompt Engineering Language
Server controls as structured prompts and how declarative syntax predicted template-based AI long before Jinja2 knew what a template was.
My.Computer.AI: Why VB's Friendly Namespace Was Built for LLMs
The My namespace as the perfect abstraction for AI services and how VB.NET made complex operations approachable long before ChatGPT.
The UpdatePanel Prophet: AJAX Before It Was Cool, AI Before It Was Mainstream
Partial page updates as incremental token generation and ScriptManager as the original orchestration layer for distributed AI systems.
Option Strict On: Type Safety in the Age of Hallucinations
Strong typing as guardrails for AI outputs and why VB.NET's compile-time checks prevent prompt injection better than any firewall.
Drag-and-Drop Deep Learning: Visual Studio Designer as the Original No-Code AI
WebForms designer as a precursor to visual ML model builders and how GridView taught us about data pipeline visualization.
PostBack Paradise: Stateful AI in a Stateless World
How ViewState persistence mirrors LLM context windows and why session management prepared us for token limits all along.
Dim Intelligence As Artificial: VB.NET's Verbose Syntax as Natural Language Bridge
Why explicit variable declaration helps LLMs understand intent and the profound beauty of 'End If' in a world of ambiguous curly braces.
Event-Driven Architecture: Why AI Loves the PageLoad Paradigm
How WebForms' event model mirrors neural network activation patterns and why ViewState is basically transformer attention mechanisms in disguise.