.NET Development Tools, Code Libraries, Utiliities, etc.
This is my continually evolving list of nifty .NET tools, controls, and libraries I use or plan to use one day: (in no particular order)
- Anakrino - IL to C# Decompiler
- CodeSmith - a FREEWARE template-based code generator that can generate code for any ASCII-based language.
- DotNetEasy - a customizable VS.NET add-in that evaluates your code and makes recommendations for changes.
- Draco.NET - a Windows service application designed to facilitate continuous integration. Draco.NET monitors your source code repository, automatically rebuilds your project when changes are detected and then emails you the build result along with a list of changes since the last build.
- FxCop - a code analysis tool that checks your .NET assemblies for conformance to the .NET Framework Design Guidelines
- Ghenghis - "a set of extensions built on top of .NET and integrated with WinForms to provide application-level services in the same flavor as the Microsoft Foundation Classes"
- Leszynski inTegrate - a toolkit developed by Leszynski Group that helps you learn about and build Tablet PC-capable applications. **includes a pen-based Windows Form Designer**
- MagicUI Library - a library of user interface controls to give a modern (VisualStudio.NET like) interface to a WinForms UI.
- NAnt - a free .NET build tool
- NDoc - merges the assemblies and XML documentation files produced by csc.exe and creates a compiled HTML Help file enabling you to browse your own libraries just like the .NET MSDN Library Help.
- NProf - .NET performance profiling tool.
- NUnit - a unit-testing framework for all .Net languages.
- NUnitASP - a tool for automatically testing ASP.NET web pages.
- Reflector for .NET - class browser for .NET components and assemblies.
- Salamander .NET Decompiler - "...a .NET decompiler that converts executable files (.EXE or .DLL) from Intermediate Language (IL) binary format to high-level source codes, such as C#, managed C++, Visual Basic.NET, etc"
- SharpDevelop.NET - an open-source IDE for C# development. Written with C#, including all sourcode.
- SharpReader - an RSS aggregator that is simple, fast, and affordable (Free)
- SOAPscope - Logger/Viewer for SOAP-Based Web Services
- Thinstall.NET - protect your .NET assemblies from dissassembly without obfuscation! This is a sweet tool for anyone who is in the business of distributing binaries, and is concerned about their intellectual property.
- VBCSTranlator (jp) - This is a nifty tool fro converting VB.NET code to C#. Source Code is available too.