.NET Serialization Tools

Did you know that when you use the XML Serializer in .NET, the framework uses codeDOM to spit out code to do the work. This is part of the reason that exceptions thrown during serialization/deserialization seem so arcane. Read more about it at "Troubleshooting Common Problems with the XmlSerializer" Chris Sells tool the "XmlSerializerPreCompiler" is very useful to detect problems that you might face during the serialization process. A front-end for this tool is also available.