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  • J jbradshaw

    So what Visual Studio Add Ons do people use? I'm using Visual Studio 2010 Premium if that makes a difference. TIA - Jeff.

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    Abhinav S
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    jbradshaw wrote:

    Add Ons

    Forget addons. One can actually use Visual Studio? Just kidding. :)

    The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it. My latest tip/trick Visit the Hindi forum here.

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      You can't add anything to the express editions. I remember reading an email chain (I believe from the developer of testdriven.net) where he had a long drawn out discussion with MS over why you can't put things into express editions.

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      Luc Pattyn
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      I guess you're right. Express doesn't offer the Tools/AddInManager menu item which Pro does. If so, 1. I can stop trying 2. I wish the installer would make that clear. Thanks. :)

      Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

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      • C Chris Maunder

        PowerCommands Productivity tools Guidelines VisualSVN devColor GhostDoc StyleCop

        cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP

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        Pete OHanlon
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        Chris - you really should look into Mole (by our very own Rockstar and k-dawg). If you do any SL/WPF development, then you will find that Karl's XAML Power Toys is a real time saver.

        I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

        Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

        My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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        • A Abhinav S

          jbradshaw wrote:

          Add Ons

          Forget addons. One can actually use Visual Studio? Just kidding. :)

          The funniest thing about this particular signature is that by the time you realise it doesn't say anything it's too late to stop reading it. My latest tip/trick Visit the Hindi forum here.

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          Dan Neely
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          Yup. Mostly i use 2k10 to exercise Weven's app crash recovery feature. In hundreds of trials, it's yet to fail to reload VS after the crash.

          3x12=36 2x12=24 1x12=12 0x12=18

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          • R realJSOP

            None. I'm an outlaw programmer, and a barbarian.

            .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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            "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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            "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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            A *real* barbarian / outlaw never has to declare themselves so, others do it for them. ;)


            “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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            • J jbradshaw

              So what Visual Studio Add Ons do people use? I'm using Visual Studio 2010 Premium if that makes a difference. TIA - Jeff.

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              Solution load manager for very large solutions allowing you to delay load projects on startup or on demand. The api is built into vs2010 but they didn't expose it, this add-in does: http://visualstudiogallery.msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/66350dbe-ed01-4120-bea2-5564eff7b0b2[^]


              “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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              • M Member 96

                A *real* barbarian / outlaw never has to declare themselves so, others do it for them. ;)


                “If you want to build a ship, don't drum up people together to collect wood and don't assign them tasks and work, but rather teach them to long for the endless immensity of the sea” - Antoine de Saint-Exupery

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                I think he's new, so a bit of orientation is called for, if for no other reason that to speed up the learning process.

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                "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                • J jbradshaw

                  So what Visual Studio Add Ons do people use? I'm using Visual Studio 2010 Premium if that makes a difference. TIA - Jeff.

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                  Member 3156407
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                  Resharper or Visual Assist an absolute Must , probbaly leaning Resharper these days Red Gate SQL Prompt if you do any amount io SQL , also works in SSMS Tab Studio (nice little Extra) I beging to think I code in shorthand :laugh:

                  Mike

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                  • J jbradshaw

                    So what Visual Studio Add Ons do people use? I'm using Visual Studio 2010 Premium if that makes a difference. TIA - Jeff.

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                    Alexander DiMauro
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                    jbradshaw wrote:

                    So what Visual Studio Add Ons do people use?

                    Resharper Resharper Resharper Oh yeah, and Resharper. :-D But seriously, Resharper rocks. Of course, it's not free. As far as free ones go: Productivity Power Tools Telerik MVC VSExtensions World of VS Default Browser Switcher Zen Coding Edit: I just found a new one that was just released which seems helpful. It's called Vingy (Visual Studio + Bing). It allows you to search a number of sources for help right from the IDE.

                    We live in a world operated by science and technology. We have also arranged things so that almost no one understands science and technology. This is a prescription for disaster. We might get away with it for a while, but sooner or later this combustible mixture of ignorance and power is going to blow up in our faces. --Carl Sagan

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                    • R realJSOP

                      None. I'm an outlaw programmer, and a barbarian.

                      .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                      "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                      "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                      Andrew Rissing
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                      Angling for a Capital One commerical eh?

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                      • L Luc Pattyn

                        not using this one[^]? :doh:

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                        trooper0814
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                        got an error trying to download....

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                        • L Luc Pattyn

                          not using this one[^]? :doh:

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                          Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

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                          trooper0814
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                          downlaod page throws an error

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                            downlaod page throws an error

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                            Luc Pattyn
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                            Download worked fine, installing failed, when I tried it. Why tell me this? Put it on Suggs&bugs forum if you must. :)

                            Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles] Nil Volentibus Arduum

                            Please use <PRE> tags for code snippets, they preserve indentation, and improve readability.

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                            • J jbradshaw

                              So what Visual Studio Add Ons do people use? I'm using Visual Studio 2010 Premium if that makes a difference. TIA - Jeff.

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                              Mike Griffiths
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                              VS Productivity Power Tools DevX Code Rush Express Both free and excellent

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                              • R realJSOP

                                I have several thousand rounds of ammo at the ready, and all of my magazines are full I can take out several hundred hoard participants without having to reload a magazine (eight 30-round, six 20-round, eight 7-round, and five 12-round, and three 25-round). Let's see... that makes 551 dead or wounded, and I have a speed loader for the AR that lets me fill a 30 round magazine in about 10 seconds. It'll take them that long to climb over the dead/dying that are stacked at the door. I'm not worried (and I have a Bowie knife, but I only use it to cut off ears for my trophy cabinet).

                                .45 ACP - because shooting twice is just silly
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                                "Why don't you tie a kerosene-soaked rag around your ankles so the ants won't climb up and eat your candy ass..." - Dale Earnhardt, 1997
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                                "The staggering layers of obscenity in your statement make it a work of art on so many levels." - J. Jystad, 2001

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                                Repelling a horde while naked? I don't think even AH-nold did that. Careful, you'll have hot brass raining all over your sensitive bits. I'd think that would spoil your aim. Keep a big tube of neosporin handy, just in case.

                                My other signature is witty and insightful.

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                                  Chris - you really should look into Mole (by our very own Rockstar and k-dawg). If you do any SL/WPF development, then you will find that Karl's XAML Power Toys is a real time saver.

                                  I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be

                                  Forgive your enemies - it messes with their heads

                                  My blog | My articles | MoXAML PowerToys | Onyx

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                                  “I have CDO, it's OCD with the letters in the right order; just as they ruddy well should be” That has got to be one of the best "sigs" I've seen. Unfortunately this makes me think of too many of my friends, including MYSELF! :laugh: LOL! Thanks for adding a laugh to my day. :)

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                                  • J jbradshaw

                                    So what Visual Studio Add Ons do people use? I'm using Visual Studio 2010 Premium if that makes a difference. TIA - Jeff.

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                                    Stefan_Lang
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                                    Visual Assist. It is not free, but it is well worth the investment. I've made a long statement about how good it is, but then I decided to provide a simple quote instead:

                                    David Smith, Tyco Electronic:

                                    Visual Assist X has been so good I don't notice it anymore – until I use an IDE without it. Then, I wonder what's wrong with the IDE.

                                    I am currently trial-testing VS 2010 and our current version of VA no longer works with it, so I have to do without. The above quote expresses esactly how I feel! You can find this quote right on the homepage of Visual Assist/[^]

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