Use IsolatedStorageFile or the WritableSettingsStore?

Question

I'm making a visual studio 2010 extension and need some storage to store some settings like: a list of recent files, ui control state, some user preferences, etc...

Which should I use, and why?

the WritableSettingsStore or the IsolatedStorageFile ?

Answer 1

They are both viable. I'm currently using isolated storage to store settings for both a vsx and related control designers.

I can tell you that it works perfectly fine. Once implemented, I haven't had to go back and change anything or fix corner case bugs.

If I were to do it over again... I'm not sure if I would go with ISF or the WSS. WSS has the advantage of being built for use by visual studio extensions, which means it is bulletproof. But the API is a bit harder to deal with.

Your choice should be based on which is easier for you to implement and support.