What does configuration file actually mean? Find out inside PCMag's comprehensive tech and computer-related encyclopedia.

Application-specific configuration information has historically been stored in INI files, which are plain-text files that contain key/value data within sections. In Windows, the registry has ...

Still using property files? You’re not managing environments — you’re babysitting chaos. It’s time to break free and ...

Master the art of loading and saving configuration files using Visual Studio .NET. Also, learn about planned changes in VS.NET 2005.

Learn how to use JSON configuration files to make PowerShell scripts more dynamic, flexible and user-friendly.

If you're concerned about keeping critical information in your Web.config file, then you should encrypt it -- or at least the parts that you're concerned about.

1) put the config in the app.config of the EXE using your DLL. or 2) don't use the built-in config system. Just use a plain-old-XML file. I mean, you know it's always going to be for Oracle, how ...

Jack Wallen shows how to use the .gitconfig file for global git configurations and a more efficient developer setup.