http://softwaregreenhouses.com/blog nuturing the growth of living abstractions... Mon, 11 Feb 2008 00:09:01 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en One of the frustrating things about the .NET licensing system is that although you can embed the licenses into a non-executable assembly, they will not be loaded and recognized at runtime.  The must also be embedded into the running executable. This can be a real hassle if you are loading types ... http://softwaregreenhouses.com/blog/2008/02/01/handling-net-assembly-licenses-dynamically-at-runtime/ In an earlier post, I described a method of hosting windows controls that relied on a hidden form on the add-in side that hosted the add-in control, but appeared in a designated area of the host form. There has been continued interest in using CLR Add-Ins with Windows Form, see the ... http://softwaregreenhouses.com/blog/2008/01/13/part-ii-windows-controls-extensibility-with-net-35-clr-add-ins-using-wpf-and-crossbow/ On October 24th, James Shore gave a presentation to the XP PDX group on testing in the agile environment.  This was part of a series of events Jim is giving in anticipation of his new book co-authored with Shane Warden, The Art of Agile Development. By using XP practices as a defect ... http://softwaregreenhouses.com/blog/2007/11/10/integrating-testers-into-the-agile-environment-jim-shore-xp-pdx/ Please Read I wrote this initial example before Jesse Kaplan suggested using WPF and Crossbow to implement Windows Control Add-in integration.  My newer post here describes this technique.  The approach below may still be valid if seen as a *lightweight* technique if the overhead of loading WPF is too great and ... http://softwaregreenhouses.com/blog/2007/10/20/windows-controls-extensibility-with-net-35-clr-add-ins-using-a-leased-space-model/