We've got a new round-up of tools covering security code analysis, code generators, console apps and command-line arguments.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 06/28/2018
While the most popular extensions in the Visual Studio Code Marketplace are naturally dominated by Microsoft and some other big corporate names like Red Hat, many individual contributors are also making waves with useful tools.
Proving that Visual Studio tools can come from all manner of sources, a small dev firm in the Canary Islands is offering up its own homegrown toolset -- developed during the creation of an accounting program -- as a commercial product to let C# and VB.NET coders create Web apps without all that JavaScript and CSS stuff.
Here are five useful, ready-to-go extensions available for the Visual Studio Code editor to boost development for WordPress, a leading self-hosted blogging tool.
I've collected 46 of the newest Visual Studio 2017 extensions for customizing your code editor, organizing files and projects and managing your source control.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 11/30/2017
Premature optimization may be the root of all evil, but these tools will make sure your code is clear, clean and secure.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 10/26/2017
Summer is coming to a close, and there's a new class of Visual Studio tools and extensions available specifically for the latest release, Visual Studio 2017.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 09/21/2017
Internet-connected devices in every home and Windows on every device? We're getting there, and you can develop for most of these IoT devices in Visual Studio.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 08/17/2017
Here’s a roundup of the newest tools and extensions available for the new Visual Studio 2017 release.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 07/25/2017
Mads has written dozens of essential Visual Studio extensions. Terrence Dorsey sat down to talk about his background, development process and favorite extensions.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 06/06/2017
Another dozen of the latest tools and extensions available for Visual Studio 2015 and the recently released Visual Studio 2017. This time, it's build/test/ship tools.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 05/17/2017
Let's catch up with the latest tools and extensions available for Visual Studio 2015 and the recently released Visual Studio 2017.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 05/10/2017
Last time we looked at presentation tools that you can use to show off your work to an audience or to a team. This time, we look at tools that might be more suitable for use in code review. I also share some of my experiences using these tools.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 04/19/2017
Whether you're giving a presentation at a conference or working with peers on a code review, these Visual Studio tools help make you look great.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 04/12/2017
Good documentation is important for any application, and it starts with documenting your code. It helps you and it helps your users.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 02/21/2017