IT:AD:Patterns:AppSettings Are Dead Strategy
Summary
I have a real thing against .NET AppSettings
, and hate their use for a couple of reasons.
First of all, AppSettings
were deprecated 10 years ago in favour for .NET20's typed+defaultSettingCapable ApplicationSettings
. But strangely enough, nobody took any notice of this changeā¦
Secondly, if the first reason were not enough, they're xml
config
file based, and some .NET platforms (eg CF) are not config based, so something as crucial to your app as your settings become unportable. Sounds like a poor strategy for getting ready for mobile work, over the wire, etc.