What ASP.Net Source Code To Ask From Developer?

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John__N

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hi guys,
I'm getting an application developed by an asp.net developer. I have not worked with asp.net framework before. I want to know what r the things I need to take from the developer in order to retain the source code just in case I need some modifications done and he is no longer available(I am having a contract to keep the souce code with me).

All you asp.net pros?
 


All you really should need is dev software. Visual Studio 2010 being the latest. From there you just publish your site directly to your windows server box when you want to do an update.

You may need other 3rd party libraries though depending on what the developer uses. Make sure he gives you a list of all the 3rd party stuff he uses. Most of the time you don't need to use anything special, at least for basic sites.
 
All the files that go into an ASP.NET, be they class files, views, configs, etc... are collectively known as a Solution (there is a solution file with a .sln extension that catalogs all the source files). Getting all files associated with the solution will give you everything you need to modify the app going forward. Like Solarus said any third party library DLLs will be needed and may or may not be included with any source handed over depending on how the developer arranged his solution and references.

Just ask for all source code, and any 3rd party DLLs and you should be covered.
 
Thanks Solarus justo_tx for pointing things out. One error in my opening post was that I said it was an asp.net application, i'm sorry actually it is a .NET application and not an asp.net application. I hope the answers u guys gave remain the same for .NET as well.
 
John__N said:
Thanks Solarus justo_tx for pointing things out. One error in my opening post was that I said it was an asp.net application, i'm sorry actually it is a .NET application and not an asp.net application. I hope the answers u guys gave remain the same for .NET as well.
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Then it could be anything that can be produced with microsoft visual studio (after version 6)
 
John__N said:
Thanks Solarus justo_tx for pointing things out. One error in my opening post was that I said it was an asp.net application, i'm sorry actually it is a .NET application and not an asp.net application. I hope the answers u guys gave remain the same for .NET as well.
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The answer is still the same. Multiple projects are still going to be encompassed by one unified solution, so even if you have a separate projects for the data access tier and another for presentation, etc... they will still be referenced by the solution. Asking for all files in the solution will get you what you need. If the developer is even halfway competent just asking for "the source code" should be sufficient too.
 
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