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		<title>Things I can&#8217;t code without in Visual Studio</title>
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		<description><![CDATA[Here&#8217;s a quick list of essential plug-ins and tools for Visual Studio. All of them are free, and this is mainly so the next time I reinstall windows I won&#8217;t spend ages trying to remember what that thing I use &#8230; <a href="http://www.jmsoftware.co.uk/blog/things-i-cant-code-without-in-visual-studio">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a>]]></description>
			<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Here&#8217;s a quick list of essential plug-ins and tools for Visual Studio. All of them are free, and this is mainly so the next time I reinstall windows I won&#8217;t spend ages trying to remember what that thing I use was called.</p>
<p><strong>Microsoft StyleCop</strong>: <a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/sourceanalysis">http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/sourceanalysis</a><br />
This is the source analysis tool from and used by Microsoft programmers, and helps to &#8220;enforce a common set of best practices for layout, readability, maintainability, and documentation of C# source code&#8221;. It can also be integrated it into the build process to help keep you honest.</p>
<p>Once you learn and get used to its strict rules, they are easy to live by (I&#8217;ve even grown used to using <em>this.variable</em> rather then <em>_Variable</em> ).</p>
<p><strong>GhostDoc</strong>: <a href="http://www.roland-weigelt.de/ghostdoc/">http://www.roland-weigelt.de/ghostdoc/</a><br />
With just a keypress this adds in XML comments for the current type, often magically filling in the values from base types, other comments, or who knows where. Saves a lot of time, and it&#8217;s perfect for all those StyleCop &#8220;must have a documentation header&#8221; warnings.</p>
<p><strong>Regionerate </strong><a href="http://www.rauchy.net/regionerate/">http://www.rauchy.net/regionerate/</a><br />
Great little plugin that automatically arranges your code based on layout rules. Produce neat and friendly code without any effort. Check out this post in their forum for a StyleCop layout: <a href="http://www.rauchy.net/regionerate/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&#038;t=189">http://www.rauchy.net/regionerate/forums/viewtopic.php?f=4&#038;t=189</a>. The only issue is that it uses tabs instead of spaces, but you just have to remember to select all (Ctrl-A), then format it (Ctrl-K-F).</p>
<p><strong>Microsoft FxCop</strong>: <a href="http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/codeanalysis">http://code.msdn.microsoft.com/codeanalysis</a><br />
Microsoft code analysis tool. It looks at the compiled code and produces a list of possible problems based on Microsoft&#8217;s design guidelines.</p>
<p><strong>Proggy Fonts</strong>: <a href="http://www.proggyfonts.com/index.php?menu=download">http://www.proggyfonts.com/index.php?menu=download</a><br />
A collection of small, neat, and easy to read fonts. They&#8217;re all good, but I tend to stick with Proggy Square.</p>
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