My.Toolbox.ListAll()

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Some tools of the trade that I'm going to take with me to prison today:

  • SubVersion - Version Control - “The better CVS.“
  • MbUnit - Unit Testing Framework - Everything but the kitchen sink.
  • NAnt - Automatic build tool - “The better Make.“
  • CodeSmith - Code generation tool - I used it to build the data access layer & low level bussiness logic layer, and it is fantastic (here is the template). You can do anything with this.
  • SourceGrid - The most flexible grid control that I've seen.
  • Cassini - A personal web server {localhost only} that is great when you need to test web code or run web applications without the hurdle of managing IIS.
  • log4net - Highly flexible logging framework.
  • Weifen Luo's DockManager - WinForms component for VS.Net's like UI
  • XP Explorer Bar - A component that mimics the Explorer's bar on XP. Work on non-standard themes as well.
  • Resharper - I've already mentioned in another post.
  • VS.Net 2003 - Nothing to add here.

Tools that I want to use but just didn't have the time so far:

  • NMock or DotNetMock - Always used NUnit's mock, but I'm only now getting serious on TDD
  • CruiseControl.Net - I know how to use it, I just never seemed to be able to get to the point where I would start it.