---
title: "Visual Studio articles — Ivan Kahl"
description: "Articles by Ivan Kahl about Visual Studio."
url: https://ivankahl.com/blog/tags/visual-studio/
---

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# Visual Studio

7 articles tagged Visual Studio.

## 2020

22 Oct 2020

### [Using Config.Net for .NET Application Configurations](https://ivankahl.com/blog/use-config-net-for-net-application-configurations/)

Config.Net offers an interface-based way to manage settings in .NET and .NET Core applications with minimal boilerplate. A follow-up to the App.config article.

5 min read

## 2019

06 Jan 2019

### [Cannot process file because of mark of the web error in Visual C# project](https://ivankahl.com/blog/cannot-process-file-because-of-mark-of-the-web-error-in-visual-c-project/)

A build error caused by the Mark of the Web can block Visual Studio projects. Several fixes are covered, from unblocking files to more obscure solutions.

4 min read

## 2018

08 Aug 2018

### [Enabling CORS in Nancy](https://ivankahl.com/blog/enabling-cors-in-nancy/)

A single line of code in a Nancy module enables CORS, allowing a REST API built with Nancy to be called from JavaScript hosted on other domains.

2 min read

01 Apr 2018

### [Sage CRM .NET Templates Visual Studio Extension](https://ivankahl.com/blog/sage-crm-net-templates-visual-studio-extension/)

A Visual Studio extension speeds up .NET development for Sage CRM, bundling project templates, item templates, and snippets for commonly used components.

4 min read

29 Jan 2018

### [Using Reflection to execute assemblies at runtime in C#](https://ivankahl.com/blog/using-reflection-to-execute-assemblies-at-runtime-in-c/)

Reflection lets a C# application load DLL assemblies at runtime, extract methods from them, and execute those methods without compile-time references.

8 min read

24 Jan 2018

### [Creating Custom Configuration Sections in App.config](https://ivankahl.com/blog/creating-custom-configuration-sections-in-app-config/)

Custom configuration sections let a .NET app read structured settings from its App.config file. The classes needed to define and read them are demonstrated.

6 min read

## 2017

22 Dec 2017

### [Python Virtual Environments in Visual Studio](https://ivankahl.com/blog/python-virtual-environments-in-visual-studio/)

Python virtual environments keep project dependencies isolated, and Visual Studio makes them easy to manage. Creating and using them is covered step by step.

3 min read