Read custom configuration file in C# (Framework 4.0)

Question

I am developing an application in C# under Framework 4.0.

In my application I would like to create separate configuration file that is not the app.config file. The c

Answer 1

My advice with configuration is create your own component to read it.
It may ease the development if at some point you'll decide that you will be getting the configuration from another source like a database or over a web service.
This kind of abstraction also helps you mock the configuration and increases testability (something that the .NET framework doesn't do well at all).
If you are using XML as the configuration format I suggest using Linq to XML.
It's easier to read and use to parse XML files.