Recommendations

You will find that building projects for the .NET Framework is a bit different than the classic "unmanaged code builds" that have been around before Web services were ever dreamed up. I went over the parts of building .NET code that tend to trip people in this chapter; the following is a quick list of recommendations:

• If you build managed code, learn the basic terms of the .NET Framework and the compilation process explained in this chapter.

• Use delayed signing when developing your project to avoid having to sign the assemblies in conjunction with your daily build.

• Understand the risk of exposing your developer's machine to external attacks because of the skip verification list that is created when delaying signing.

• Decide what is the most practical way of setting up your solution files for your .NET projects. Then enforce whatever policy you come up with through your CBT.