I use Unit Test projects in Visual Studio using the NuGet MSTest.TestFramework package. While most of the tests are unit tests, some are integration tests (because it is so handy to run run them in the Test Explorer, too). In the same project, I may have may both types. To separate the tests into “unit tests” versus “other”… Read More »
I have been working with an extension from a software company that I could not uninstall by going through the usual Visual Studio Extensions ->Manage Extensions -> Installed screen. Ultimately I determined that the extension had a bug in the uninstaller. Face it – how much does an uninstaller get tested anyway? I followed the instructions in many… Read More »
Back in the old days (?) of .NET 4.8, assembly version numbers were located in the AssemblyInfo.cs file. Now in .NET 6.0 (and beyond), the Assembly.Info.cs file does not exist. Now you change the version by editing the project (*.cs) file. Edit the Project File Double click the project file and the contents are now immediately visible. (No… Read More »
Visual Studio allows the user to add pre-build and post-build steps when a project is built. This allows you to add custom steps to prepare the environment, copy files to installer folders, etc. By using previously defined macros, you can get build specific information. Below is an example of some. These are actually MSBuild macros and many more… Read More »
I created a .NET 6.0 project. By default, it addded lots of globalization folders for other languages. In my case, I knew the target audience only needs English. In order to trim the size of the installer, I added a single line to my .csproj to enable only US English. Microsoft provides additional information here.