Category: tools

  • Windsor, for real

    So, I finally got an implementation of an IoC Container (Castle Windsor) set up and being used in a production environment…. Based on the whole settings things up for mocking, it became very clear why they were needed! On a current project, I’d set up and gone though writing tests as I went along.  It…

  • Bazaar gets a GUI

    Looks like this is still in the early stages, but Bazaar, one of the new generation of distributed source control systems is getting a gui: http://bazaar-vcs.org/TortoiseBzr  Yeah, I know, “guis are for wusses” that’s fine and all, but when you’re checking in some files and not others, the checkboxes are kinda nice. 🙂 Not to…

  • SharpDevelop Initial Review

    As I mentioned in this post, I was interested in SharpDevelop, a free .net editor. I’ve been writing some with it a bit at home yesterday and today, and it strikes me as adequate for basic messing around at home on projects. Two months ago, I might have said it was super and all you’d…

  • Is #Develop any good?

    http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/ Haven’t looked at it yet, but since ReSharper plus VS staundard is a bit costly for futzing around at home for the soon-to-be-started SharpShop, I think I’ll give this a go.  Review to come in a future post…

  • Resharper rewrite

    OK, so the first ReSharper post was a written statement of resharper joy. However, it’s not the best format for getting me some $$ for ReSharper at work. So, let’s write up an informational document for the people who would make the decisions… ReSharper is an add-in to Visual Studio that provides Visual Studio with…

  • ReSharper = manna from heaven

    This week, after having heard/read many, many times from a variety of developers that ReSharper from JetBrains was essential for any C# developer, I (finally)gave it a go. And after having only worked with it for about three days, I have to say that Resharper just might be the best thing I’ve ever downloaded. Sure,…