Aaron Marten

VSX (Visual Studio eXtensibility) for Newbies<br/>All postings are provided "AS IS" with no warranties, and confer no rights.

Package Load Key Generator - June 25, 2008

Recently, we published a simple web page that will generate a PackageShell Load Key for you immediately. No more waiting for an email to arrive, logging in with Live ID, etc&8230;
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaronmar/archive/2008/06/25/package-load-key-generator.aspx

Namespace - Diagnostics Viewer for HxS (Help 2.0) - June 6, 2008

Anand has just announced a new tool called Namespace for diagnosing problems and working with Help 2.0 integration. I haven't tried it out yet, but this looks like a really promising tool for anyone integrating help content with Visual Studio.
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaronmar/archive/2008/06/06/namespace-diagnostics-viewer-for-hxs-hel...

Hello, MEF - June 5, 2008

Congratulations to the MEF (Managed Extensibility Framework) team who just released their first CTP! As Gareth mentioned earlier, "this is something to keep an eye on as it will play a role in Visual Studio eXtensibility in the future." Krzysztof Cwalina posted a great intro to MEF a few weeks back.
http://blogs.msdn.com/aaronmar/archive/2008/06/04/hello-mef.aspx