Developers tools reference

Design and Modeling

-          Code Smith – Model Driven Design – Code generator

-          Enterprise Architect

-          Star UML

Development   

Blinq : is a tool to generate ASP.NET websites that use LINQ to show and edit data

Code Rush

Refactor

LINQ

- LINQPad

Regular Expression

-          RegexBuddy

CSS:

http://www.freecsstemplates.org/

Reflector

-          Red Gate’s Reflector

Client side/ JavaScript 

-          Mozilla Firebug add-on

HTTP requests

-          Fiddler

Performance Tuning

-          Performance Monitor- Red Gate ANTS (ANTS profile)

MSMQ

-          QueueExplorer

GacUtil /I installs to Global assembly cache /ui uninstalls /l lists

Sn creates string name key

Nslookup looks up name space from IP

Ping

WCF tools

-          wcfsvcHost.exe /service:Myservice.dll /config:app.config it is WCF provided host is used to host a service

-          svcUtil.exe http://localhost:8002/myservice/ /out:Proxy.cs /noconfig

-          is used to create clients’ service proxy by downloading metadata from running services and storing them as files

-          svcConfigEditor.exe Modifies config files to a messy extend but ready for use in client

-          WcfTestClient.exe

Debugging

-Performance Monitor - PAL
-Process Monitor
-Process Explorer
-Autoruns
-TCPView
-PS Tools
-Disk2VHD
-MPSReport

      - Reflector
- Dependency Walker
- SQL Nexus 

     - CLRProfiler
- LogParser
- Application Verifier
- Logger/LogViewer

      - Xperf – Windows Performance Analyzer
- DebugDiag – Debug Diagnostic
- ProcDump – Process Dump
- WinDbg – Windows Debugging Tools
- WinDbg Scripts/PowerDbg Scripts
- Netmon – Microsoft Network Monitor
- Fiddler – HPPT Debugger Proxy
-    DebugView (http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896647.aspx)

-          View state decoder  (online/offline decoder)

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ViewStateUserKeyAndInvalidViewstateWhenPostingBackDuringFormsAuthentication.aspx

-          FileMon

http://technet.microsoft.com/en-us/sysinternals/bb896642.aspx

-          RegMon

Web .NET Debugging

-          List of tools : http://www.softwareqatest.com/qatweb1.html#FUNC

-          ANTS load

               

Prototype tool:

-          Easy Prototype http://www.extremeplanner.com/easyprototype/

Code Library

-          Open source Libray http://sourceforge.net/projects/adapdev/

Application Launchers

-          App rocket ($18.00) http://www.candylabs.com/approcket/

-          Google desktop (free)

-          http://www.launchy.net/

.NET PAINT

Windows Shortcuts

http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/archives/000378.html

Mock objects

Rhino Mock

N mock

Type Mock

Command line

                NetSH: network admin through command
           NetStat

WMIC:

                INETMGR: IIS manager

                EUDCEDIT: font editor

                APPWIZ.CPL: Add remove programs

                MSCONFIG:

SFC:

FSUTIL:

Driverquery: lists all device drives

Openfiles: all shared open files

GETMAC: gets machine MAC address

List of all

http://www.networkclue.com/os/Windows/commands/

Continues integration /TDD

Source Control

                TFS

-          MS Build

-          Code Analyzer

Automated QA

-          Automated QA’s product Test Complete

Continues integration / TDD (old school)

NANT

Cruise Control

FxCop

Project MONO (Mono Live)

                Linux

Look up unsecure networks

http://www.netstumbler.com/

Blogs:

1-      Scott Hanselman’s :

http://www.hanselman.com/blog/ScottHanselmans2007UltimateDeveloperAndPowerUsersToolListForWindows.aspx

2-      Scott Guthrie

http://weblogs.asp.net/scottgu/

3-      DNR TV

http://www.dnrtv.com/

4-      DOTNETROCKS

 http://www.dotnetrocks.com/

5-      http://www.25hoursaday.com/weblog/

6-      http://www.greghughes.net/rant/

7-      http://www.brains-n-brawn.com/default.aspx?blog=http://www.mperfect.net/blog/browse.aspx

8-      http://blogs.msdn.com/bclteam/default.aspx

9-      Presentation Zen

http://presentationzen.blogs.com/presentationzen/

10-   http://codebetter.com/

11-   http://www.codinghorror.com/blog/

12-   http://www.pluralsight.com/community/blogs/fritz/

13-   http://channel9.msdn.com/Media/Videos/

14-   http://blogs.msdn.com/devdev/default.aspx

15-   http://thedailywtf.com/
16- http://blogs.msdn.com/b/debuggingtoolbox/