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This article is the guideline for developers using Visual Studio to configure the solution & project.
The following settings serves as the fair practice for Visual Studio users to standardize development
environment.

Configuring Visual Studio Settings

Select Tools->Options->Projects and Solutions
Enable the following options by checking them on

Always show solu
Configuring Visual Studio Project Settings

Select the Project-><SelectedProject> Properties
In the project properties window set the following in each Tab
      Application
           1. Assembly Name
            2. Default Namespace ( Remove the default & make it blank)
           3. Set the following in the Assembly Information based on the application being developed
                Title
                Description
                Company
                Product
                Copyright
                Trademark
                Assembly Version
                File Version
                Neutral Language
      Compile
           1. Select "All Configurations" in Configuration DropDown & the Build Output Path (ex : ..\bin\)
           2. Turn on Option Explicit & option strict & Set option compare to Binary
           3. Enable Generate XML documentation file
           4. Click Advanced Compile Options.
               a) Set the following for Debug Configuration
                    Uncheck Enable optimizations
                    Set generate debug info to Full
                    Check Define DEBUG constant
                    Check Define Trace contant
                    Set Generate serialization assemblies to Auto
                    Set Target CPU to <Desired Platform> (ex: AnyCPU)
                    Set Target Framework to <Desired Fx>
                b) Set the following for Release Configuration
                    Check Enable optimizations
                    Set Generate debug info to pdb-only
                    Check Define TRACE contant
                    Set Generate serialization assemblies to Auto
                    Set Target CPU to <Desired Platform> (ex: AnyCPU)
                    Set Target Framework to <Desired Fx>

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