Andrew Lock | .NET Escapades

Andrew Lock
Visual Studio

  1. Including linked files from outside the project directory in ASP.NET Core

    This post is just a quick tip that I found myself using recently- including files in a project that are outside the project directory. I suspect this feature may have slipped under the radar for many people due to the slightly obscure UI hints you need to pick up on…
    on ASP.NET Core .NET Core Visual Studio .NET CLI - Comments

  2. Creating a .NET Standard Roslyn Analyzer in Visual Studio 2017

    In this post, I give a brief introduction to Roslyn analyzers, what they're for, and how to create a simple analyzer in Visual Studio 2017. I'll show how to create a code analyzer that targets .NET Standard using the new Visual Studio 2017 (15.5) templates, and show how you…
    on Visual Studio Roslyn Installation C# .NET Standard - Comments

  3. The SDK 'Microsoft.Net.Sdk.Web' specified could not be found

    This article describes why you get the error "The SDK 'Microsoft.Net.Sdk.Web' specified could not be found" when creating a new project in Visual Studio 2017 15.3, which prevents the project from loading, and how to fix it. tl;dr; I had a rogue global.json sitting…
    on ASP.NET Core Visual Studio ASP.NET Core 2.0 Issues - Comments

  4. Git integration improvements in Visual Studio 2017 - git-hooks

    Visual Studio 2017 includes a whole host of improvements to its Git integration. Among other things, SSH support is built it, you can push --force-with-lease, and easily diff commits. Some of these improvements are due to a switch in the way the Git integration works - instead of relying on…
    on Visual Studio Git - Comments