If your web application relies on session to persist the user’s state and you’ve ever tried writing your own HTTP handler, you’ve probably run into an error: “Session state is not available in this context”. Thankfully, there is a simple remedy.
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Any time I have code I need to release for an ASP.NET website that I know is going to cause a recompile (like anything in app_code, any new binaries, master pages, user controls, etc.) I try to avoid doing it when I know there are a lot of users on the site. The best way to ensure that nobody will be using your website is to add scheduled maintenance support to your site. It’s very easy to do and it can save you and your users a lot of headache while you make updates.
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