Using HTML5 Web Storage in ASP.NET

Most of the websites developed today deal with data in one or the other form. It follows that application data needs some storage mechanism. As far as server is concerned we have sophisticated storage mechanisms such as an RDBMS. However, storing data on the client side can be tricky. Traditionally developers used Cookies to persist data on the client side but with many limitations. To help developers get rid of these limitations and provide a streamlined data storage mechanism HTML5 has introduced what is called as Web Storage. This article explores what Web Storage is, its flavors and using Web Storage in ASP.NET websites.