![]() It turns debugging from a necessary chore to a borderline delight. OzCode – if you’re a C# developer, you need OzCode. It is truly the god of all Visual Studio plugins. ![]() Built-in added support and intellisense for common frameworks such as ASP.NET MVC. A code analysis tool to help you find mistakes and potential pitfalls in your code. A built-in test runner that makes running and viewing tests a breeze. Search tools that makes navigation through code effortless. Code generation that makes writing constructors, methods, or pretty much anything a snap. Amazing refactoring that puts Visual Studio’s default refactoring capabilities to shame. ReSharper – perhaps the most essential tool for. I use this on new and old projects alike. Webpack - bundle all of your JS, CSS, TS, etc files together for delivery to your local friendly web app. NET Framework at your disposal when you need those extra awesome features. PowerShell - easily the best scripting language on the Windows platform. Google Chrome – I still prefer Google Chrome, though Firefox is looking more and more appealing. Postman has an easy-to-use interface and provides a straightforward way to make HTTP requests. Postman – my second-favorite way to test HTTP services is Postman. NET DLL/EXE down into a fully-structured Visual Studio project! It’s helped me diagnose and fix more problems with HTTP services than any other tool.ĭotPeek – my favorite way to decompile. Fiddler’s amazing abilities cannot be overstated. Replay captured HTTP requests with its Composer system. Turn it into a proxy and send a device’s HTTP requests through it to test devices within your network. Use it to view incoming and outgoing HTTP requests in real time. Turn on SSL decryption and see previously-unknown HTTPS requests decrypted before your eyes. I use the Desktop version, though the cloud versions are good products too!įiddler – the essential tool for viewing and diagnosing HTTP requests that are happening on your machine. And, it’s FREE!īalsamiq - my personal favorite mockup tool. Its time-saving power cannot be overstated. I’ve used it from everything from writing HTML to generating SQL insert scripts. NimbleText – thanks to Scott Hanselman, I have found this program – and my new favorite way to write repetitive code or handle small or large data transformation tasks. The Premium edition is a steal and makes this essential tool 5 times more useful with C# autocomplete, NuGet, cross-database query support, and debugging. It's not just for writing LINQ queries - it's It’s not a complete replacement for SQL Management Studio, but for complex queries with lots of data, it’s my first choice. The DROP and CREATE tools are awesome for generating scripts for tables, stored procs and more. SQL Server Management Studio – it ranges from a useful IDE for SQL to a huge time saver for things like table creation and script generation. I use it in conjunction with Visual Studio and Visual Studio Code to do development across several stacks, including WebForms apps that I support. ![]() Node Package Manager - best tool for installing your command-line dev tools and front-end frameworks. Parallels - my preferred virtualization platform for running Windows 10 on my Mac. ![]() The plugin system and rapid development turnaround is going to threaten the paid alternatives in a big way (Sublime, I'm looking at you). Has almost totally replaced my use of Notepad++. I use this on my Mac for developing ASP.NET Core apps, writing Markdown files, and just editing plain text files. Visual Studio Code – Microsoft's cross-platform IDE has taken the lightweight-yet-extensible text editor world by storm. It's like having a super fast ReSharper in your IDE. I love using this on the Mac side (still have to use Visual Studio for the "old". JetBrains Rider – this has emerged as a real contender as a. Simply amazing and getting better with every release. The Community edition gives the masses the power of the Professional SKU, for free. Not much else to say except that it has a great starting toolset for any developer and amazing plugin support. NET devs everywhere, especially ones still tied to the. All opinions are my own and are not bought or sold. It’s like Scott Hanselman’s, but focused almost purely on development, with a couple of extras. Here is my (mostly) comprehensive list of tools I use for development, either at home or work. ![]() Updated for 2019 - but this time I ended up removing a bunch of stuff, like Angular. Spencer Schneidenbach - December 10, 2019 ![]()
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