Tag: Visual Studio

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Visual Studio - parameter instance with value null (and other design errors) when opening XSD files How to fix the "Value cannot be null. Parameter name: instance" error when opening XSD files in design mode with Visual Studio 2017 or 2019

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If you've stumbled upon this post it most likely means you're having issues while trying to open XSD files from Visual Studio 2017 or 2019. More specifically, this problem often …

Visual Studio - parameter instance with value null (and other design errors) when opening XSD files How to fix the "Value cannot be null. Parameter name: instance" error when opening XSD files in design mode with Visual Studio 2017 or 2019 Read More
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Top 10 Visual Studio 2019 Extensions for Web Development A list of 10 great extensions available for Visual Studio 2019 on the Visual Studio Marketplace - updated on July 6, 2019

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Despite being an eager user of Visual Studio since 2001, I have never used many extensions - just those who I found really meaningful to improve my overall VS experience. …

Top 10 Visual Studio 2019 Extensions for Web Development A list of 10 great extensions available for Visual Studio 2019 on the Visual Studio Marketplace - updated on July 6, 2019 Read More
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ASP.NET - Create MSI or setup.exe installer for any .NET Project with WiX How you can use the open-source WiX toolset to create a MSI or Setup.exe installer package for your ASP.NET projects to ensure a smooth install experience to your users

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If you're an ASP.NET developer working with client applications using either Windows Forms (aka WinForms) projects, WPF Projects, Windows Console applications, Windows Service projects and/or any .NET Core Desktop App …

ASP.NET - Create MSI or setup.exe installer for any .NET Project with WiX How you can use the open-source WiX toolset to create a MSI or Setup.exe installer package for your ASP.NET projects to ensure a smooth install experience to your users Read More
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Codelobster IDE - Free PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript editor - Review An in-depth review of Codelobster, a new Integrated Development Environment for PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript files

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If you are a seasoned developer, you most likely already know what an IDE is: however, for the sake of those readers who never touched a single line of code, …

Codelobster IDE - Free PHP, HTML, CSS, JavaScript editor - Review An in-depth review of Codelobster, a new Integrated Development Environment for PHP, HTML, CSS and JavaScript files Read More
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Visual Studio - How to rename a ASP.NET Web Site project Quick guide explaining how to rename an existing ASP.NET Web Site in Visual Studio 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019

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If you stumbled upon this post it most likely mean that you're having some issues trying to rename a ASP.NET Web Site within a Visual Studio solution. As you might …

Visual Studio - How to rename a ASP.NET Web Site project Quick guide explaining how to rename an existing ASP.NET Web Site in Visual Studio 2013, 2015, 2017 and 2019 Read More
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Visual Studio - ASP.NET Web Site Project vs Web Application Project A short tutorial explaining the differences between the ASP.NET Web Site and the ASP.NET Web Application project templates

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When you start a new ASP.NET project in Visual Studio, you have the chance to create a new ASP.NET Web Site project or a ASP.NET Web Application project. This is …

Visual Studio - ASP.NET Web Site Project vs Web Application Project A short tutorial explaining the differences between the ASP.NET Web Site and the ASP.NET Web Application project templates Read More
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Visual Studio 2017 Installer Stuck at Win10SDK - How to fix How to get through a nasty blocking issue of the Windows 10 SDK package setup that could prevent Visual Studio 2017 from install or update properly

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If you've stumbled upon this post, it most likely means that you're trying to install or update Visual Studio 2017 Community or Enterprise using the Visual Studio Installer tool. As …

Visual Studio 2017 Installer Stuck at Win10SDK - How to fix How to get through a nasty blocking issue of the Windows 10 SDK package setup that could prevent Visual Studio 2017 from install or update properly Read More
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Visual Studio 2017 - Lost Razor Intellisense and Syntax Highlight - How to Fix it How to repair your Visual Studio 2017 installation and get back Intellisense and Syntax Highlight on your Razor pages & .cshtml files without reinstalling

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Today I had to deal with a nasty issue that happened on my Visual Studio 2017 Enterprise Edition, right after installing the VS2017 15.8.1 update. In a nutshell, I had lost …

Visual Studio 2017 - Lost Razor Intellisense and Syntax Highlight - How to Fix it How to repair your Visual Studio 2017 installation and get back Intellisense and Syntax Highlight on your Razor pages & .cshtml files without reinstalling Read More
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Microsoft MVP: Everything You Need to Know A list of (great) things you can actually do since the day you get the Microsoft MVP award e-mail

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If you've stumbled upon this post, it probably means that your mailbox has been recently visited by an e-mail from Microsoft congratulating you for being awarded as a Microsoft® Most Valuable …

Microsoft MVP: Everything You Need to Know A list of (great) things you can actually do since the day you get the Microsoft MVP award e-mail Read More