October 2008 - Posts

08 October 2008
Post build event for an entire solution in Visual Studio
While creating the SDK for Reactor, I ran into a need to execute an outside utility after building a solution in Visual Studio. The utility packages up all project outputs in a solution and prepares it for registration with a Reactor server. Obviously, post build events at the project level were not... Read More...
08 October 2008
Using the System.AddIn namespace to facilitate extensibility, Part Two
Part two of this multi-part series on the System.AddIn model focuses on the add-in pipeline. If you haven't read Part One , or you're not familiar with the System.AddIn model, you should read it before continuing. Pipeline Overview The add-in pipeline is a set of logical segments that the host... Read More...
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06 October 2008
Using the System.AddIn namespace to facilitate extensibility.
If you've ever written a plug in framework for an application, you can appreciate how much work goes into managing the framework and the add ins it supports. The purpose of this post is to introduce you to the facilities contained in the .Net framework that make add in support much, much easier.... Read More...
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