Override runsettings parameters in Visual Studio Team Service when value contains semi colons

Recently, when creating a Test Assemblies tasks performing integration tests, I wanted to be able to use VSTS variables in order to define context (connection string, etc) and not storing the parameters in source repository. better flexibility when updating parameters not storing password or sensible information in source code consistent »

Set a web proxy on sharepoint timer service

You might have a requirement to get or post data from any internet source with a custom timerjob such Azure Insights or Azure Service Bus. You might be tempted to do it the ugly way: open iexplore.exe with the service account which runs Sharepoint Timer Service but you might »