Next time you're starting a new development project, skip the tedious configuration and setup with these handy templates.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 08/13/2015
Performance optimization may be the root of all evil, but these tools simplify the process of wringing the best performance out of your code.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 07/10/2015
Avoid the drudgery of repetitive tasks. AutoHotKey is the most powerful keyboard scripting and automation tool for Windows, and I'll show you how to get started.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 06/08/2015
Staying up-to-date with technology is easier when you have the right resources. Here are 18 books that will level up your skills.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 05/06/2015
Writing software is a complicated process. These new Visual Studio 2013 and 2015 extensions help your projects stay on schedule.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 04/15/2015
You don't have to reinvent the Web site to publish some documentation for your project. Take advantage of GitHub Pages to build almost point-and-click doc sites.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 03/04/2015
It's a little more than one month into the new year, and there's a wave of new Visual Studio extensions available specifically for Visual Studio 2013.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 02/10/2015
Microsoft made .NET Core and other .NET Foundation projects open to community collaboration. Want to make a contribution? Read these tips first.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 01/21/2015
It's been a great year for new development tools and technologies. We look back at seven releases that didn't get all the attention they deserve.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 12/17/2014
If wrangling queries is getting you down, these 11 data access extensions for Visual Studio can help.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 12/04/2014
Web development is easier when you've got the right tools at hand. Here are 14 tools and extensions for building Web apps.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 10/22/2014
A look at some of the tools available to automate the creation of documentation for your Web API.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 09/16/2014
We often take syntax highlighting for granted -- it just makes code so much more readable that it's become hard to live without. I'll take a look at a little history behind it and some new developments that might make code coloring even more useful.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 08/07/2014
When you need a specialty development tool like an HTTP debugger, you have a few options. I'll take a look at the popular current offerings and talk to some of their developers about the experience of building these apps.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 07/14/2014
A cornucopia of code editing and collaboration software that lets you use the same familiar tools no matter what computer you're working on.
- By Terrence Dorsey
- 05/21/2014