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Useful C# tools

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If you're a reader of this blog than you probably know about this already.  But who really knows and just in case you don't, here's a link to Duncan Mackenzie's great page of C# tools.  You'll find links to all sorts of .Net libraries, compilers for your platform of choice (definitely try Mono if you're on a Mac), obfuscators, decompilers, profilers and much much more.  My favorite tool on that page?  Definitely Lutz Roeder's Reflector.  One of the few tools that I feel is "just right" and an indespensible tool for any .Net developer.  It was on this page that I found the C# mode for emacs.  I use it mainly for font-lock, but it's still really useful.  If you haven't checked this out you should, you just might find something useful for you now or in the future!

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  • Anonymous
    August 16, 2004
    I can't believe the <a href="http://www.jetbrains.com/resharper/">Resharper</a> by Jet Brains is not in the list.
  • Anonymous
    August 16, 2004
    Timur: Please send that information to Duncan so he can update the list.
  • Anonymous
    August 17, 2004
    FYI: One of my favorite places to look for C#/.Net tools in general is http://sharptoolbox.madgeek.com/ it has a very nice collection. There is also http://www.dotnettoolbox.com/.
  • Anonymous
    August 17, 2004
    Reflector rocks
  • Anonymous
    August 17, 2004
    Reflector version 3 was better though. It had more features :-(
  • Anonymous
    August 17, 2004
    What? Reflector 4 is way cooler - never fails, never locks assemblies, runs with all .net versions including whidbey. I havent noticed any features missing?
  • Anonymous
    August 17, 2004
    Discussing with Lutz Roeder just revealed that Reflector 4 has the same features as Reflector 3.
    The problem is that the commands are not easy to find. Reflector 3 was more intuitive, in my opinion. Let's hope Lutz improves that a bit.
  • Anonymous
    August 17, 2004
    Fabrice, are the commands now harder to find or do you just expect to find them somewhere else? In my opinion Reflector 4 is a bit easier to understand.
  • Anonymous
    August 17, 2004
    Hi Cyrus,

    What code editor do you use to test mono under osx? I'm testing with...
  • Anonymous
    August 17, 2004
    Miguel: Emacs. Tried and true.

  • Anonymous
    August 21, 2004
    Other good resource is http://csharp-source.net it contains a catalog of open source software written in c#