Once again I am spending a lot of time working with Telerk’s RadControls for WinForms, and most recently have been looking for all sorts of ways to squeeze every possible bit of speed out of a RadGridView control.  Sometimes a really simple change has made a noticeable improvement, and I thought it would be useful to collect those simple-yet-effective tips all in one place.

There are basically two types of datasets that seem to slow down my grids – those with a large number of rows (over 5000) and those with a large number of columns (over 25). 

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Our dear friend at Falafel Software Gary Campbell, this week, achieved MCP Certification status (Microsoft Certified Professional) on ASP.NET.  Congratulations Gary! 

Gary has been a solid member of the team working on the latest and greatest of technologies for our customers with great success.