Towards Maintainability - The Links

Submitted by Bevan on Wed, 27 May 09 - 8:20pm

With due apologies for the delay, here is a list of links relevant to last Wednesdays presentation, Towards Maintainability ...

Definr.com - an online dictionary with crosslinks for synonyms and other related words.

FxCop - static analysis of compiled assemblies reporting on potential areas for improvement.

Gendarme - Open source equivilent to FxCop, from the Mono project.

Visual Studio Class Diagrams - draw class diagrams of your code that automatically update as you work.

Snippets - capture code structures in a reusable form.
(Also see event and propn)

StyleCop - static analysis of C# source code encouraging compliance with Microsofts own guidelines.
(Also see the StyleCop Blog)

NAnt - .NET project automation.
(See also NAntContrib)

NUnit - the original unit test framework for .NET.

TestDriven.Net - friction free unit testing for Visual Studio.

Sandcastle - Microsoft's own tool for building the MSDN help, now released for your own use.
(See also Sandcastle Help File Builder on CodePlex)

TeamCity - Simple, easy to use Continuous Integration from Jetbrains. Free for up to 20 build configurations, even for commercial use.

ReSharper - Turbo charge your Visual Studio experience. Personal licenses can follow you from engagement to engagement!