12 Essential Free Tools for .NET Developers
12 Essential Free Tools for .NET Developers
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Join For FreeOver my course of .NET development, I have compiled a list of essential free tools for .NET applications. This is not a the alpha or the omega of tools, just a short list that I feel is essential.
SharpDevelop
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/Download
An open source IDE for .NET. Check out the full feature tour.Visual Web Developer Express Edition
http://www.microsoft.com/express/vwd
Stripped down version of Visual Studio that allows you to write .NET web applications.TortoiseSVN
http://tortoisesvn.net/downloads
There is no better Subversion client for Windows. You need this if you are going to use VisualSVN with Visual Studio.NAnt
http://nant.sourceforge.net
.NET based automation tool that has many built in tasks but could be extended with custom code written in any .NET language.Snippet Compiler
http://www.sliver.com/dotnet/SnippetCompiler
Snippet compiler is a small tool to write and execute small chunks of .NET code without creating a Visual Studio project..NET Reflector
http://www.aisto.com/roeder/dotnet
Reflector is the class browser, explorer, analyzer and documentation viewer for .NET. Reflector allows to easily view, navigate, search, decompile and analyze .NET assemblies in C#, Visual Basic and IL.Microsoft SQL Server Management Studio Express
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=c243a5ae-4bd1-4e3d-94b8-5a0f62bf7796&displaylang=en
Tool for database administration and development from MicrosoftQuest Comparison Suite for SQL Server
http://www.quest.com/Comparison-Suite-for-SQL-Server
Compare and synchronize database schema and dataXYPlorer
http://www.xyplorer.com
Awesome file manager. The older version is completely free.Convert C# to VB.NET
http://labs.developerfusion.co.uk/convert/csharp-to-vb.aspxNAnt Add-In
http://www.netlogics.ch/devcenter/display/NLC/NAntAddin
Visual Studio add-in for NAnt integrationNUnit Add-In
http://www.netlogics.ch/devcenter/display/NLC/NUnitAddin
Visual Studio add-in for NUnit integration
More Visual Studio add-ins can be found at 15+ Free Visual Studio Add-Ins and 15+ FREE Visual Studio Add-ins - Part 2
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