In this screencast I cover some of the cool features I found in the SlickEdit Versioning Toolbox. The toolbox is a commercial product, but it is only $49 so I think it is a pretty ...
It is a shame that what has become such a standard features in most applications is notably missing in Visual Studio.
I personally struggle with spelling and have in the past resorted to copying and pasting ...
I love seeing more affordable add-ins that are a great value. SlickEdit recently announced a set of add-ins that are both priced at $49 and both provide a number of compelling features. In this article ...
Classify is a Visual Studio add-in that contains a number of different features, mostly focused on VB.NET development, but some that can be used by C# developers as well.
Scan-Collapse (VB.NET Only)
Probably the most compelling of ...
SharpTools from Morrison Schwartz gives developers a framework for easily developing add-ins for Visual Studio .NET 2003. SharpTools also comes with a number of very handy tools as part of the basic install package.
Overview
The Reflector add-in is no longer available, but some of the features are now present in Test Driven.NET. Jamie Cansdale talks about the available features in this post
Lutz Roeder’s Reflector is probably the most popular ...
Overview
Regexinator is a Visual Studio add-in that builds regular expression functionality directly into Visual Studio. Using this small tool you can write a regular expression and then run that expression against the document you currently ...
Software code metrics can be extremely useful when reviewing source code for its suitability. Having a solid picture of how many classes, members, and statements are involved in your solution can point out potential problem ...
Software metrics help you understand portions of your system which may need some additional attention to cut complexity and ease maintainability. Having access to such data from within Visual Studio gives you real-time feedback as ...
Overview
VSMouseBindings is a simple Visual Studio Power toy that allows you to use all of those mouse buttons you have on your mouse. Using this power toy you can assign commands to each of the ...
Overview
Do you like the Command Window? Do you like the Command Prompt? Then there is a powertoy just for you. The VSCmdShell powertoy combines the command window and the command prompt and makes them available ...
GhostDoc is one of those add-ins that you will quickly wonder how you lived without. GhostDoc is an add-in that automatically generates C# documentation based on the name and parameters of what you are documenting.
After ...
Visual Studio 2005’s Distributed System and Class Designers enable developers and architects to lay out systems and software on a visual basis. The designers are powerful tools in their own right, but lack formatting, and ...