ASP.NET Configuration Article...
A busy day, with a second article up on the Web (also in print in the July 2005 Dr. Dobb's Journal). This one is on the Web here, though it requires a CMP Developers Network membership to read the full article.
This article covers ASP.NET Configuration. While the Web.Config is a convenient place in some respects for placing configuration information, there are problems. When you change the Web.Config, the applicaiton restarts. And of course, you need to remember not to copy the Web.Config from staging to production, presuming there are different configuration settings in each. This article explains how to create a class that works around these and other potential problems.