A quick write up to document web config changes when deploying to azure using release pipelines in azure devops
So – you want a step by step guide to deploying web apps to azure web apps from azure devops and changing config files in the release pipelines? Look no further. First create the new web.config files, as seen below In the file properties – make sure they are set to “Content” and “Copy Always” […]
How to make a random name generator in C#
I recnetly came up with a simple random name generator to do an initial seed of a database for testing using real names,a nd I thought I would share. Here is my NameGenerator.cs file. It’s fairly simple, it just picks a name at random out of the top 100 first names and the top 100 […]
How to fix a missing reference to mscorlib in Visual Studio 2010
I was trying to update my main app code to utilize the .Net Framework 4.0 and this happened: The Problem: I could find no obvious way to update the mscorlib reference in my solution, so I decide to simply delete it and add it again, and hope that it magically updates to the most recent […]
Adventures with PayPal Website Payments Pro and Authorize.net
Several days ago I decided to use PayPal’s Website Payments Pro system for the Stronico credit card processing system. At the time, I thought PayPal was the obvious choice. It had relatively low fees (about $60 per month), no setup fee, and it seemed to be the 800 pound gorilla in the space, so how […]
The civil war between designers and developers shifts to developers
I’ve long viewed web development as a shifting balance of power between graphic designers and software developers. A rough timeline would go something like this
Non-Disclosure Agreements are the Kiss of Death
photo credit: mil8 “Before I tell you about it you have to sign this!” is what they all say. The idea will be written out over five pages, usually in the passive voice, with as many adjectives and adverbs as possible. By the time you finish reading the document the concept will be fuzzier than […]
How to fix the Microsoft.Web.Administration.dll problem
The Problem: While coding away on the Stronico signup process I came across a problem with creating a reference to the Microsoft.Web.Administration dll, namely it was not present as a reference. No problem, I added the dll manually via Visual Studio (it is in the %WinDir%System32InetSrv directory), yet once that was done I could not […]
Quick review of RescueTime
Yesterday I downloaded and installed RescueTime – So far I like it. It hasn’t had that much time to gather data but it does identify many weak ponts. A longer review will be coming as soon as there is more to work with. This post originally appeared on the Stronico blog – with the […]