A common question that appears in forums from time to time is how to guess the type of a project (Windows, Web Application, Web Site, Smart Device, Class Library, Console, etc.). The answer is not so simple and you have to check several properties. I have explained it in my this article:
HOWTO: Guess the type of a Visual Studio project from an add-in or macro
http://www.mztools.com/articles/2007/MZ014.htm
This is an article that I wanted to write long time ago and finally I have written it today. Somehow I am quited fascinated with SCC providers since many years ago and this question has appeared several times in the forums:
HOWTO: Interact with a source code control (SCC) provider from a Visual Studio add-in
http://www.mztools.com/articles/2007/MZ013.htm
A new article of my MZ-Tools articles series about a bug of VS 2005:
BUG: Adding a non-text file to a solution folder from a Visual Studio 2005 add-in or macro opens it
http://www.mztools.com/articles/2007/MZ010.htm
A new article of my MZ-Tools articles series:
HOWTO: Troubleshooting Visual Studio and Office add-ins
http://www.mztools.com/articles/2007/MZ009.htm
A new article of my MZ-Tools articles series about a bug of VS 2005:
BUG: SolutionEvents.BeforeClosing event raised with no solution loaded in Visual Studio 2005 add-ins
http://www.mztools.com/Articles/2007/MZ008.htm
If you are wondering how to create command names without the “.Connect” part in your Visual Studio addin (yes, even in VS 2005 using the XML .AddIn file without COM registration) see my new article:
HOWTO: Create command names without “.Connect” in Visual Studio add-ins
http://www.mztools.com/Articles/2007/MZ006.htm
A new article of my MZ-Tools articles series about a bug of VS 2005 SP1:
BUG: Add-ins not loaded from the command line in Visual Studio 2005 SP1
http://www.mztools.com/Articles/2007/MZ005.htm
A new article of my MZ-Tools articles series about the assemblies used in extensibility
INFO: Assemblies used in Visual Studio Extensibility
http://www.mztools.com/articles/2007/MZ004.htm
A new article of my MZ-Tools articles series about a bug of VS 2005:
BUG: Tooltip not set for add-in commands in Visual Studio 2005
http://www.mztools.com/articles/2007/MZ003.htm
If you are developing addins for Visual Studio, you should be aware that there are several localized editions (Spanish, German, French, etc.). This article provides info to take into account when locating commandbars by name in your add-in:
HOWTO: Locate commandbars in international versions of Visual Studio
http://www.mztools.com/articles/2007/MZ002.htm