Microsoft Unity framework

Microsoft Unity framework

1. Microsoft Unity
2. Implementing the Microsoft Unity (Dependency Injection) Design Pattern
3. A basic introduction to the Unity Application Block
4. Microsoft.Practices.Unity nowhere to be found

PEVerify tool

PEVerify tool

1. Peverify.exe (PEVerify Tool)
2. Writing Verifiably Type-Safe Code
3. Managed Execution Process
4. Type Safety and Security
5. .NET Framework Tools
6. Code Access Security
7. Developer Command Prompt for Visual Studio
8. Build, Deployment, and Configuration Tools (.NET Framework)
9. Importance of Managed and Typesafe code
10. Getting the path to peverify,exe #34
11. PEVerify Integration
12. PEVerify related topics on stackoverflow.com
13. Important .NET Framework 4.0 Command Line Tools You Must Know
14. How to configure .NET Framework security settings and how to deploy a .NET Framework application
15. Why VistaDB - The Importance of Managed and Typesafe Code

registry viewers

registry viewers. can be used to check registry changed made by installing software.

1. Registry Viewer
2. How to read/dump/compare registry hives
3. Import/Export registry sections as XML
4. Import/Export registry sections as XML
5. Registry Comparator (GUI) in C#
6. Diff tool
7. RGDiff - Visual Diff Tool
8. A Windows Installer Database Diff Tool

enum vs. class

enum vs. class

2. Using struct and class - what's that all about?
4. Enums and Structs in C#
6. Structs in C#
8. Passing C/C++ Constants, enums, and structs to C# at compile time
9. Enums in C#
10. Enum vs Const
12. Advanced Enum Usage with examples
14. Pointers Usage in C++: Beginners to Advanced
16. A Beginner's Guide to Pointers
17. A Beginner's Guide on using Pointers
18. Mapping Text to Enum entries
19. Enum Reflection
20. Setting Enum's Through Reflection
21. Reflection in .NET

interesting data structures

some new interesting data structures.

1. Omni-Tree Data Structure in C#

assembly dependency tools

It is a great free assembly dependency tool from Microsoft.

instructions: Enable assembly binding logging set the registry value EnableLog in HKLM\Software\Microsoft\Fusion to 1. Note that you have to restart your application (use iisreset) for the changes to have any effect.
TIP::please run it with administrator privilege .
Tip: Remember to turn off fusion logging when you are done since there is a performance penalty to have it turned on.

1. Fuslogvw.exe (Assembly Binding Log Viewer)- from Microsoft
2. Back to Basics: Using Fusion Log Viewer to Debug Obscure Loader Errors
3. How to enable assembly bind failure logging (Fusion) in .NET

   a great post to enable Fusion log viewer. more details on set-up.

   Add the following values to
   HKEY_LOCAL_MACHINE\SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Fusion
   Add:
   DWORD ForceLog set value to 1
   DWORD LogFailures set value to 1
   DWORD LogResourceBinds set value to 1
   DWORD EnableLog set value to 1
   String LogPath set value to folder for logs (e.g. C:\FusionLog\)
   Make sure you include the backslash after the folder name and that the Folder exists. You need to restart the program that you're running to force it to read those registry settings

4. How to enable assembly binding log in exception text windows 7 / Assembly binding Logging - on youtube.com
5. .NET enable and disable Fusion log to investigate assembly loading issues
6. How to enable assembly bind failure logging (Fusion) in .NET
7. .NET Setting up Fusion Logging to figure out Assembly bind failures
8. Debug Load Errors with the Assembly Binding Log Viewer
9. .NET dependency walker -commercial tool

The following 1) and 2) are the good combination. 4) can be used for cross reference check.

1. Project \ Assembly dependencies viewer
2. Dependency Walker Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)
3. Graphviz - Graph Visualization Software
4. Dependency Walker 2.2 - free ware
5. Dependency Structure Matrix Add-In For Visual Studio

the following AsmSpy is a good tool to research on.

1. mikehadlow/AsmSpy
2. (Tuesday, October 22, 2013) AsmSpy Coloured Output
3. download AsmSpy directly from this link
4. Fixing assembly version conflicts in .net with AsmSpy
5. AsmSpy to the rescue
6. How dow I know which dependencies are conflicting and how do I remove the conflicting ones?

a reference link from stackoverflow.com:

1. How do I determine the dependencies of a .NET application?
2. Depends4Net - Part 1
3. Depends4Net - Part 2
4. How to find all dependencies of a .NET project?
5. ILSpy is the open-source .NET assembly browser and decompiler.
6. 5 Tools to Check Dependency Files Needed by Application
7. Back to Basics: When does a .NET Assembly Dependency get loaded
8. .NET Framework Versions and Dependencies
9. ILDASMDC—an ILDASM-based DependencyChecker

SQLite database upgrade

SQLite database upgrade

1. UpgradeDB
2. Upgrade framework for SQLite databases

How to tell it's a managed or unmanaged assembly?

How to tell it's a managed or unmanaged assembly?

1. Back to Basics: 32-bit and 64-bit confusion around x86 and x64 and the .NET Framework and CLR
2. How to determine whether a DLL is a managed assembly or native (prevent loading a native dll)?
3. Check if unmanaged DLL is 32-bit or 64-bit?
4. How to find if a native DLL file is compiled as x64 or x86?
5. How do I determine if a .NET application is 32 or 64 bit?
6. How do I tell if my application is running as a 32-bit or 64-bit application?
7. 3 Ways to Learn Whether a Windows Program is 64-bit or 32-bit
8. How to check if a binary is 32 or 64 bit on Windows?
9. Quick way to tell if an installed application is 64-bit or 32-bit
10. How to tell if a .exe file is a 32-bit or 64-bit application using dumpbin
11. Migrating 32-bit Managed Code to 64-bit
12. Determining Which Version of the .NET Framework Is Installed
13. How can I tell if my .NET application is running in 64bit on the 64bit server?
14. Checking if the Current Process is 64-bit
15. x64bit Development with .NET
16. Migrating 32-bit Managed Code to 64-bit
17. x64 Development with .NET

a new section starts here:

1. How to interpret the CorFlags flags?
2. CorFlagsReader.cs

TASK LIST =====> next task: .NET framework compatibilty

next task: 1).NET framework compatibility. can wrap an article on how to use these tools. 2) review source code of obfuscation 3) rebuild resource refactor to Visual Studio 2015.

1. Introduction to .NET Framework Compatibility
2. Microsoft/dotnet-apiport
3. C# and Visual Basic - Use Roslyn to Write a Live Code Analyzer for Your API
4. .NET Compatibility Diagnostics 0.4.2

Performance improvement techniques

Performance improvement techniques

1. Performance Considerations of Class Design and General Coding in .NET
2. Performance considerations for strings in C#