Using the SharpZipLib it’s possible to zip and unzip files. This can be a good solution when file size matters. Downloading files that are ziped can save many bandwidth. In this case a object is serialized to XML and put into a ZipOutputStream which belongs to SharpZipLib.
Solving multithread and memory issues with the XMLSerializer by using a singleton pattern and the XMLSerializerFactory.
When having hosted a WCF webservice that is secured by a certificate. Opening the service with a browser al the security stuff is handled by the browser. This situation is different. The caller is a .NET Click-once application, that is hosted near the webservice. This application has to handle the use of the certificate by itself.
NuGet is a package manager that simplifies the process of discovering, installing and using third-parties .NET libraries. It is free to download, open source and you are able to create your own package and submit them. In this post I’ll show how to create your own package and host them yourself.