List of useful dot net tools and utilities

Webmatrix 3 is cooler than you might think. It offers a very convenient set of features which to my mind are a complement to, and not replacement for, a more robust development environment. Particularly for doing quick touch-ups to HTML or CSS for an existing site, tracking such changes in source co...

Judging the maintainability of an application's source code objectively during code reviews can be difficult. To help, some Visual Studio editions can calculate code metrics, such as cyclomatic complexity, depth of inheritance and lines of code.

Totally handy.

This amazing small tool allows to query SQLSERVER or MYSQL databases using LINQ or simple SQL, doesn't require installation, and works like a charm, really useful if you're trying to learn LINQ. It's just 4MB

A cross section of some of the most popular free tools for .NET Developers from the following categories - Code-generation/editing/templates, Content management systems (CMSs), Controls/Components, Data access and Object-Relational Mapping (ORM), Documentation & Project Management, Performance...

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Who knows about Aspect-Oriented Programming (AOP)? Common! Don’t be shy! Ok, now lower your hands. My prediction is that a lot of you didn’t raise their hands. So let’s resume what AOP is: Aspect-oriented programming is a programming paradigm that increases modularity by enabling improved separat...

One of the best utilities that I have been using recently is StExBar. It's a great utility that comes from Stefan's Tools ( http://tools.tortoisesvn.net/ ). From the site: The StExBar provides many useful commands for your everyday use of Windows explorer. And you can add as many custom commands...

When you have some simple scenario like “when the method “GetTax” is called, return 5$” it’s a simple scenario that a lot of mockers will see. However, there is some rarer scenario that people will wonder how to do it. One of those scenario is with event handlers.

A collection of C#/.NET tools.

An overview of NArrange, an open source .NET code formatting tool, and how to run it on a single C# file from Visual Studio.

hese days teams can be dispersed all over the globe. With outsourcing, telecommuting, distance learning and complex project collaboration, it's often helpful to have tools that can assist with the various collaborative tasks need to be done by dispersed teams. I've put together a great list of 27 fr...

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