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Xaml Viewer for Whidbey
Gaston Milano posted a VSIP based Xaml viewer for Whidbey. "Features: Right click in xaml files to...
Author: Powertoys Date: 11/24/2004
VBCommenter for XML Comment Generation in VS .Net 2003
A personal entry for me. Today I reached the end of my intended roadmap and released version 1.2 of...
Author: Powertoys Date: 11/23/2004
Guidelines – a hidden feature for the Visual Studio Editor
By popular request... Guidelines are visible column indicators for the VS Editor. For more info on...
Author: Powertoys Date: 11/18/2004
Beyond Google... Koders.com - Open Source Code Search Engine
Found Via DotNetBoy... www.koders.com - Open Source Code Search Engine You'll want to be careful...
Author: Powertoys Date: 11/16/2004
PowerTrack 2004 for Project Management inside Visual Studio.NET
Official Site: https://www.axosoft.com/products/powertrack.aspx Official Line: "This Must-Have Add-In...
Author: Powertoys Date: 11/10/2004
Add-in Express: Make Office Add-in Development Easier
This looks pretty cool - Josh Web Site: https://www.add-in-express.com Quick Description: "Add-in...
Author: Powertoys Date: 11/08/2004
Zanebug: Unit Testing With Cool Perf Analysis
Via Adapdev.com: Zanebug is an advanced unit testing application for .NET. It supports existing...
Author: Powertoys Date: 11/08/2004
VS Addin for Managing Version Information
Via Matt Hawley: "I was reading this weeks Code Project newsletter, when I came across an updated...
Author: Powertoys Date: 11/08/2004
Make Code Comments Pretty with CommentReflower
Ian wrote a cool VS 2003 plugin that makes comments in code more readable. From the Site: "Comment...
Author: Powertoys Date: 11/08/2004
NUnit & VS Integration Macro (Via Rido)
Rido sent me mail about this macro this morning. "I've written a macro that sets the project...
Author: Powertoys Date: 11/06/2004
Add all of Safari’s book Content to your Help in VS 2005
The Quote: Safari’s Visual Studio Help Integration (VSHI) tool lets you search across Safari’s...
Author: Powertoys Date: 10/21/2004
SharpTools Extensible VS Add-In with Plug-in style SDK
If you've ever created an add-in for Visual Studio .Net you know that, for first timers, the...
Author: Powertoys Date: 10/13/2004
VB.NET Class Builder Utility 1.0
Sure... I think the Whidbey Class Designer rocks. But you don't have Whidbey today, so you might be...
Author: Powertoys Date: 10/12/2004
Simple Macro for Formatting Code to HTML from within VS 2003
Via .Avery: "Code -> HTML in VS.NET - Cory comes up with a cool macro to send your code to word...
Author: Powertoys Date: 10/07/2004
Write and Execute C# Files from the Command Line with C# Script Executor
I'll admit... I've never been a scripting junkie. I've only dabbled in perl. Even if it takes me...
Author: Powertoys Date: 10/06/2004
Spell Checking your Source Code
I’m going to try something new today… a pseudo review/comparison of two similar add-ins that people...
Author: Powertoys Date: 09/29/2004
Notepad++ Another Fast Notepad replacement with syntax highlighting
We covered Notepad2.exe before, but Don sent me his "NotePad++" application to try. The main...
Author: Powertoys Date: 09/28/2004
WsContractFirst Add-In for improved “Contract First” Web services development
Christian, an RD from thinktecture sent us mail about thier WSContractFirst Add-In. From the Add-In...
Author: Powertoys Date: 09/15/2004
Unleash It for file deployment hits Version 2.0
I blogged about the 1.0 release of this tool that was called "WebDeploy". Well, it's grown up a lot...
Author: Powertoys Date: 09/09/2004
Verify Web Site Accessibility with the Web Accessibility Toolbar
Via Roberdan: https://www.nils.org.au/ais/web/resources/toolbar/ The Web Accessibility Toolbar is...
Author: Powertoys Date: 09/09/2004
DPack Free Add-In Collection (Code/File/Framework Browsing, Bookmarking, Surround With, and Code Nav)
Out of the mailbag Sergey, from Usysware, sent along this collection of free add-ins for your...
Author: Powertoys Date: 09/09/2004
Special QuickWatch for a DataSet Add-In (A glimpse into the Visualizer Future)
Another one I found Via Roy. Mohammed developed, what is essentially, a visualizer you can use with...
Author: Powertoys Date: 09/09/2004
FinalBuilder for Automated Software Builds Now
Sure, in Whidbey you'll have the all powerfull MSbuild solution, but FinalBuilder looks like a...
Author: Powertoys Date: 09/09/2004
Regions Add-In for VS.NET 2003
I found this one submitted as an entry to the contest. It's simple, does just what it says it will...
Author: Powertoys Date: 08/17/2004
Visual Assist X from Whole Tomato Software
People send me mail that asks "What about Visual Assist X?". This blog gets comments like "Tool X is...
Author: Powertoys Date: 08/12/2004
PagePorter Professional 1.0 to Ease Frontpage <-> Visual Studio Migration
Honestly, I haven't been able to try this one out since there is a restriction on the install if you...
Author: Powertoys Date: 08/04/2004
Welcome to the Developer PowerToys
The Developer PowerToys site is a "work in progress" directory of cool utilities and tools developed...
Author: Powertoys Date: 07/27/2004
Regular Expression Language Service
At TechEd the VS Extensibility team held a “feature cook-off” where the audience was...
Author: Powertoys Date: 07/27/2004
Annotation Package
Do you want to be a part of this cool VSIP package that allows you to annotate your source code and...
Author: Powertoys Date: 07/21/2004
Add Functionality Anywhere in VS with PocketProd
I would describe this add-in as “External Tools on Steroids“, but Richard, from...
Author: Powertoys Date: 07/15/2004
Bootstrapper Manifest Generator
The Bootstrapper Manifest Generator was created to make it easier to create custom packages for...
Author: Powertoys Date: 07/07/2004
Code Template Autocompletion for VS 2002 and VS 2003
When it rains it pours. I found this in my inbox this morning and it looks pretty cool. Here is the...
Author: Powertoys Date: 07/07/2004
Spices.VSIP.Net development build obfuscation verification debug deploy
Spices.VSIP.Net delivers full features set of Spices.Net into Visual Studio, now you can expand you...
Author: Powertoys Date: 07/07/2004
devAdvantage for C# code analysis and automated code reviews
Another one from the mailbag via Dan! devAdvantage beta 2.0 is now available for free download and...
Author: Powertoys Date: 07/07/2004
Toggle Design and Source Windows Macro
This one comes from Austin out of our mailbag. Thanks - Josh I got tired of using the F7, Shift-F7...
Author: Powertoys Date: 07/02/2004
Codebrarian Add-in BETA Release for VS Plugins
This looks like the start of something pretty cool if you like the concept of a plugin environment...
Author: Powertoys Date: 06/29/2004
Send F1 Searches Online to Google with this Macro
Marty wrote a Macro for VS that performs a google search on the current F1 keyword in the IDE. Check...
Author: Powertoys Date: 06/26/2004
WebDeploy 1.0 for Extension Based File Deployment
[Via eWorld.UI - Matt Hawley] WebDeploy has hit 1.0! There aren't any earth shattering additions,...
Author: Powertoys Date: 06/24/2004
IAccessible Implementation Sample for a Custom Push Button Published!
Fiona, one of the devs on my team VSCore, has put together a really nice sample on how to implement...
Author: Powertoys Date: 06/18/2004
CoadTools Quick Test C# Project Template
Noah Coad left a comment to our entry about the Snippet Compiler to inform us of a quick c# project...
Author: Powertoys Date: 06/18/2004
MbUnit 2.15.1 Beta released....
[Via Peli's Blog] MbUnit 2.1.5.1 Beta is ready for download. Try it and send me the problems you...
Author: Powertoys Date: 06/16/2004
VSBlogger
At TechEd 2004 I demoed a RSS Reader Add-in for Visual Studio. I finally packaged up the sources and...
Author: Powertoys Date: 06/14/2004
VSTabs: VS 2003 File Tab Channel Replacement
Hot off the presses from Jonathan Payne: VSTabs is a new Visual Studio 2003 add-in that replaces the...
Author: Powertoys Date: 06/12/2004
Reflector Graph v1.2 Add-In released
After I posted about Reflector a user asked "What does this do that the built in object browser...
Author: Powertoys Date: 06/12/2004
Regex Much? Check out "The Regulator"</Arnold Voice>
So recently I've been tinkering a bit with an app to scrape my .Text referral logs. I also wanted to...
Author: Powertoys Date: 06/10/2004
ReSharper: C# Refactoring and More Tool
Even when Whidbey gives you refactoring you'll probably still want some of the other features that...
Author: Powertoys Date: 06/09/2004
devMetrics 1.0: Free C# Software Metrics
From Dan at anticipatingminds.... Anticipating Minds has a new Visual Studio .NET Add-in: devMetrics...
Author: Powertoys Date: 06/05/2004
Free home edition of XMLSpy
I'll admit, until recently I've heard a number of internal people remark on how great a tool XMLSpy...
Author: Powertoys Date: 06/05/2004
Threat Modeling Tool Posted
I've seen Micheal talk about security a number of times and it's always entertaining as well as...
Author: Powertoys Date: 05/25/2004