Rules to Better .NET Projects

• .NET - Do you set multiple startup projects?
• Do you have a consistent .NET solution structure?
• Do you name your startup form consistently?
• Do you use Solution Folders to Neatly Structure your Solution?
• Do you keep clean on Imports of Project Property?
• Do you add the necessary code so you can always sync the web.config file?
• Do you use the designer for all visual elements?
• Do you refer to images the correct way in ASP .NET?
• Do you use Microsoft.VisualBasic.dll for Visual Basic.NET projects?
• Do you avoid Microsoft.VisualBasic.Compatibility.dll for Visual Basic.NET projects?
• Do you publish your components to Source Safe?
• Do you use MS Project integration with TFS 2012?
• Do you use the SharePoint portal in VSTS 2012?
• Do you keep your Assembly Version Consistent?
• Do you use configuration management application block?
• Do you have a resetdefault() function in your configuration management application block?
• Do you know how to use Connection Strings?
• Do you version your .xml files?
• Do you use TreeView control instead of XML control?
• Are your customizable and non-customizable settings in different files?
• Do you secure your web services using WCF over WSE3 and SSL?
• Do you let the adapter handle the connection for you?
• Do you use one class per file?
• Do you use a DataAdapter to insert rows into your database?
• Do you optimize your EF Core queries?
• Do you put all images in the \images folder?
• Do you keep \images folder image only?
• Do you put your setup file in your a \setup folder?
• Do you deploy your applications correctly?
• Do you distribute a product in Release mode?
• Do you use more meaningful names than Hungarian short form?
• Do you know how to rename files that under SourceSafe control?
• Do you profile your code when optimising performance?
• Do you Add SSW Code Auditor, NUnit and Microsoft FxCop project files to your Solution
• Do you know what files not to put into VSS?
• Do you use resource file for storing your static script?
• Do you know changes on Datetime in .NET 2.0 and .NET 1.1/1.0?
• Do you know how to use Connection Strings?
• Do you avoid using duplicate connection string in web.config?
• Do you use Windows Integrated Authentication connection string in web.config?
• Do you store your secrets securely?
• Do you share your developer secrets securely?
• Do you highlight strings in your code editor?
• Do you use PowerShell to run batch files in Visual Studio?
• Project setup - Do you make project setup as easy as possible?
• Do you always prefix SQL stored procedure names with the owner in ADO.NET code?
• Do you always make file paths @-quoted?
• Do you always use Option Explicit?
• Do you use Asynchronous method and CallBack when invoke web method?
• Do You Create Different App.Config for Different Environment?
• Do you make your projects regenerated easily?
• Do you use comments not exclusion files when you ignore a Code Analysis rule?
• C#/VB.NET Configuration - Do you know not to use debug compilation in production applications?
• Do you know BAK files must not exist?
• Do you know zz'ed files must not exist in Source Control?
• Do you create your own Process Template to fit into your environment?
• Do you know the right methodology to choose (new project in VS 2012)?
• Do you use TFS 2012 instead of TFS 2010?
• Do you always say "Option Strict On"?
• Do you keep your nuget packages small?
• Do you know how to track down permission problems?
• Do you know the best criteria for evaluating 3rd party software?
• Do you know the best sample applications?
• Do you reference "most" .dlls by Project?
• Do you reference "very calm/stable" .dlls by Assembly?
• Do you turn Edit and Continue OFF?
• Do you use a Project Portal for your team and client?
• Do you use Slack as part of your DevOps?
• Do you use Trace.Fail or set AssertUIEnabled="true" in your web.config?
• Project setup - Do you containerize your dev environment?
• Project setup - Do you use Docker to containerize your SQL Server environment?
• Do you use Minimal APIs over Controllers?
• Do you use Directory.Build.Props to simplify multi-project build configurations?
• Do you use LoggerMessage in .NET?