This document outlines common mistakes to avoid when using ASP.NET for web projects. It discusses issues regarding standards compliance, security, and reliability and performance. Specifically, it advises against using inline styles, static browser detection, disabling security features, long-running requests, and attempting to access request data too early in the page lifecycle. The document stresses using modern techniques like CSS, JavaScript, asynchronous code, and separate application pools to build secure, standards-compliant ASP.NET applications.