Modifying Existing c# website

[globalstrata]

Hello,

I am currently trying to learn more about c# and asp.net. However, I have a the source for this web application with SQL 2005 backend and I would like to make customizations.

1. What would it be the best way to perform this modifications without altering much of the current application files so whenever there are updates released, I do not have too worry much about having to copy of my changes and re-compile the application? Please answer this question within this forum.

2. Is any one interested in performing this setup for me and maybe performing some consulting to answer questions that I may have so I learn more about c#, asp.net, xml and others? Please email hourly quote a gir23510 (Yahoo). Depending on how this goes, I may even consider asking the person to perform quite a bit more development in other projects that I have.

Thanks in advanced,


Gladys Rodriguez
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[kmfna]

Gladys,

Unfortunately any changes you want to make to the back-end functionality (c# code-behind) will required being recompiled and deployed. Also, it would depend on the types of changes that you want to make...as to what is going to be required.

There is, however a way that you can make it a bit more modular, but it would almost certainly require a major rewrite, and that is to use a factory pattern application. This would allow you to load the .dlls dynamically, so in the future you may not have to recompile...the caveat is, you would need to make as much of it dynamic as possible to truly make it modular. If you are already a developer (C#, c++, java) you can probably figure this out...if not, it is a hella-steep learning curve. If you do decide to go this route, make sure you go with strongly typed .dlls (having a token for the .dll) to minimize the risk of dll injection attacks.

Hope this was helpful!
-Kevin

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