Visual Studio C# web application build fails with "Error 46"

After rebuild I've got following error:

"Error 46 It is an error to use a section registered as allowDefinition='MachineToApplication' beyond application level. ..."

Clear build and rebuild didn't help. Deleting all files in Bin folder did help! :)

When you are sick of deleting bin folder, just simple add folowing tag to *.csproj:

<Target Name="AfterBuild" Condition="'$(Configuration)'=='Release'">
  <RemoveDir Directories="$(IntermediateOutputPath)" />
</Target>

Source:
http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7388359/mvc3-project-build-fails-because-of-web-config-in-obj-folder

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Backend as a Service - list of providers

List of most used BaaS (Back-end as a Service) providers for mobile application development:

• Applicasa
• Kinvey
• Stackmob
• Parse
• Sencha IO
• https://io.tiggzi.com/secured/database-list (cloud rest database)
• Dotcloud.com (very interesting JS cloud for realtime apps)
• Microsoft Azure Mobile Services  
• Backendless
• Appery.io

Storageroomapp is more content oriented (aka CMS via REST).

Some articles to read:

• ReadWriteWeb - The Rise of Mobile Cloud Services: BaaS Startups Grow Up (2012-04)

Enable .config file build configuration transformations in non-web based applications

Not posible OutOfTheBox in Visual Studio 2010 and not in current Visual Studio 12 RC, but it exists an easy work around in David Sandor blog post.