I thought it was worth describing this configuration solution, since it was so neat, and easy, and had all of the benefits of text based configuration and strongly typed inline configuration.
Read Full Post | Make a Comment ( 2 so far )How many times have you seen a piece of code like this?
bool shouldUseXyzService = bool.Parse(WebConfiguration.AppSettings["shouldUseXyzService"]);
if(shouldUseXyzService){…}
It’s a familiar thing to most programmers. And most programmers never stop to think about just how evil it is. In my last few posts I’ve been suggesting that we ought to be using something like this:
if(SomeConfiguration.ShouldUseXyzService){…}
Why is it better?
Type Safety.
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