This document contains slides from a presentation by Amir Barylko and James Chambers about NuGet package management. It introduces James and Amir, describes some common ways that DLLs are currently shared between projects, and outlines some of the benefits NuGet provides such as easy installation of dependencies, version management, and publishing capabilities. It also addresses some potential risks or doubts about using NuGet and argues that NuGet provides clearer dependency management and less headaches compared to traditional approaches.

1. AMIR BARYLKO &
JAMES CHAMBERS
NUGET PACKAGE
MANAGER
Amir Barylko & James Chambers- Nuget mavenTHOUGHT Inc.

2. ABOUT JAMES
• Microsoft MVP in Asp.Net/IIS
• Husband and father of 3
• Humanitarian: food, water, JDRF
• Product & Community Development Manager at
LogiSense
Amir Barylko & James Chambers- Nuget mavenTHOUGHT Inc.

3. ABOUT AMIR
• Architect
• Developer
• Mentor
• Great cook
• Software Quality Expert at mavenTHOUGHT Inc.
Amir Barylko & James Chambers- Nuget mavenTHOUGHT Inc.

4. CONTACT US
• Email: james@jameschambers.com
amir@barylko.com
• Twitter: @canadianjames, @abarylko
• Slides: http://orthocoders.com/presentations.html
Amir Barylko & James Chambers- Nuget mavenTHOUGHT Inc.

5. 12’’ PIZZA ON WHITE
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7. HOW DO WE
SHARE DLLS TODAY?
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8. SHARED FOLDERS
• All the dlls are stored in a particular location
• All the projects add the reference to a DLL
• When a DLL is updated overwrites the previous
version
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9. NO VERSIONING
• 1.0.0.0
• Or just changed with releases
• Or nobody cares
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10. HUGE SOLUTIONS
• All the projects share the same solution
• No matter cohesion
• It’s easier to “debug” (really?)
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11. BINARIES IN SRC CONTROL
• The binaries of the dependencies
• Are stored in source control
• In order to be able to build every time
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12. UPDATE DLLS NIGHTMARE
• Go to each project and remove the old
• Then add the new reference
• Or just don’t use versioning (only internal)
• But you force everyone to update!
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13. ADDING REFERENCES
• Find and add elmah.dll
• Find and add log4net.dll
• Find any other dependency
• Modify configuration
• Etc....
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14. NUGET
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15. VS EXTENSION
• Just install it!
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16. WHERE ARE THE DLLS?
• Packages folder (check it out)
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17. RESTORE ON BUILD
• No need to store Packages folder
• Just check “restore on build”
• If needed, nuget will download them
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18. COMMAND SHELL
• More flexibility
• Use nuget command shell to install, uninstall etc...
• Auto complete can be handy
• Choose version, etc....
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19. WHAT ABOUT DEBUGGING?
• Use the symbol source Luke!
• SymbolSource.Server.Basic can be installed with
nuget :)
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20. PUBLISHING
• Get an API key from your server
• nuget -spec
• Or Albacore has a task for it (Yes, ruby and rake,
get over it)
• Or NugetPackageExplorer
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21. POST INSTALLATION
• Install all dependencies
• Run web transforms
• Run any other configuration
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22. MULTIPLE SERVERS
• Nuget.org
• MyGet
•A shared folder
• Your own local server
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23. RISKS / DOUBTS
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24. NO INTERNET
• Backups
• Local feeds
• Go home!
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25. EXPENSIVE UPDATE
• Update only when you want
• Update all of them together possible
• Why force to update if you don’t need to?
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26. FORCES VERSIONING
• And that’s a problem because.... ?
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27. IF IT WORKS DON’T BREAK IT
• No more binaries in source control
• Clear dependency management
• Less coupling
• Follow a standard
• Less headaches!
Amir Barylko & James Chambers- Nuget mavenTHOUGHT Inc.

28. CONTACT US
• Email: james@jameschambers.com
amir@barylko.com
• Twitter: @canadianjames, @abarylko
• Slides: http://orthocoders.com/presentations.html
Amir Barylko & James Chambers- Nuget mavenTHOUGHT Inc.