Tools

See also:

• Computers: Programming: Component Frameworks: NET: Implementations  (3)
• Computers: Programming: Development Tools  (227)

• Add-in Express .NET Edition - A visual RAD tool for creating COM add-ins, Smart Tags and RTD Servers for Microsoft Office family applications in Visual Studio .NET. Also exist Delphi edition.
• AlachiSoft TierDeveloper - An object-to-relational mapping and code generation tool. Map relational tables to data objects, embed sophisticated SQL in them, and generate code for .NET (C# and VB.NET).
• Allocation Profiler - Profiler for visualizing and analyzing allocations on the .NET managed heap
• Anakrino - A decompiler for .NET applications. Decompiles .NET assemblies into C# source code.
• Anticipating Minds - devAdvantage: a programming tool that finds bugs and issues in .NET C# code and collaborates with developers to fix them. devMetrics: a software management tool that gathers metrics on .NET C# code to identify issues and make informed project decisions. ArtificialMind .NET: free SDK for developing applications that employ Artificial Intelligence algorithms.
• ANTS - The Advanced .NET Testing System, a .NET based load testing tool and code profiler.
• AQTime.NET - Performance and memory optimization tool for Microsoft's .NET framework and Visual Studio .NET environment.
• Aquifer - .Net application platform suite for rapid custom applications development and data security. By Systems Management Engineering, Inc.
• Crystal Reports for Visual Studio.NET - The report generation tool that is expected to be included in Visual Studio.NET. By Crystal Decisions.
• DataAide - A VB.Net desktop application that utilises SQL Server 2000 client tools to generate VB.Net, C#, or VB6 classes and stored procedures for tables in a SQL Server 2k database. It also generates ADO.Net or ADO code to call stored procedures.
• DataDirect Connect for .NET - .NET data provider suite built with 100% managed code, delivering data connectivity for Sybase, Oracle, DB2 and SQL Server.
• DeKlarit - A Rapid Application Development tool with Visual Studio .NET integration
• Dis# - .NET decompiler. It allows to edit local variables and other names and persist changes in project file.
• Framework Studio - An IDE for rapid application development, building web applications based on .NET using C#, XML, webservices, SOAP.
• FxCop - A code analysis tool that checks for conformance to the .NET Framework Design Guidelines. FxCop inspects assemblies for more than 175 design defects. [Freeware]
• Gen-X - A template tool to help you reuse source code by Developmentor.
• Iron Speed Designer - A application/code generator for .NET developers. Generate web-based databound application - from simple online forms applications to a sophisticated CRM application.
• IronWorks Code Generator - Automatically generates C# and VB.NET n-tier web applications. Template-based and fully extensible.
• Jungle Creatures, Inc. - Provide .Net tools: Decompiler.NET is combination Decompiler and Obfuscator for Microsoft .NET. Deploy.NET is a tool for packaging Windows Forms based .NET applications for deployment. XMLModeler is a C# based graphical XML editor that performs real time validation of XML documents according to their associated XML Schema. [Commercial]
• Lab Technology.NET - Data management solution for the game industry. It combines the power of the .NET framework with productivity-boosting features. Tool lets manage data as .NET objects and eliminates the need to tediously map it onto database tables, XML files or other data containers.
• Lesser-Software - Tools for .NET including a Smalltalk-like browser, decompiler, interlanguage translation obfuscator
• LightningCode - A .NET Web application generator.
• LLBLGen - Generates a data-access tier and business façade/support tier in C# or VB.NET using an existing database schema set. Product information and support. [Commercial, trial version]
• LucidLog.Net - Logging and monitoring tool for .NET applications that allows to analyse and troubleshoot software, detect bugs and performance problems. The site informs on features, system requirements, and licensing. [Commercial, trial version]
• ManagedXLL - Create true Excel 97-2003 Add-Ins (XLL) in any .NET language (C#, VB.NET, C++) and make objects available in Excel worksheets instantly.
• NAnt - A .NET based build tool. A replacement for make based on Ant.
• NDOC (formerly DOC.NET) - Merges the assemblies and XML documentation files produced by csc.exe and creates a compiled HTML Help file enabling browse own libraries just like the .NET Framework Class Library. [Open source, GPL]
• .NET Reflector - A CLR class browser with XML documentation viewer, type search, disassembler and C#/VB view.
• oakland software - Provides the .NET Component Inspector which dynamically inspects .NET code, includes visual design surface and event tracing.
• ORM.NET - O/R mapping and code generation tool create a complete ADO.NET Data Access Layer from a SQL server schema. By Olero Software.
• Remaid - A framework (hosted at Arlanet BV servers) provides .NET developers with a fast and secure fundament for business applications.
• RichPayment.NET Payment Web Service - An ePayment web service using SOAP and XML for processing credit cards, debit cards and check services with RichPayments.
• SharpDevelop - A free editor for C# and VB.NET projects on Microsoft's .NET platform. [GPL]
• SharpPlus - Provide components and tools for .NET framework includes: SharpPlus for C#Builder and Delphi8 is an automatic component renamer and typo auto corrector (commercial); OverSeer for .Net is a message-based debugging tool for .Net Framework which is ported from OverSeer for delphi written by Pavel Cisa (freeware).
• SharpToolbox - Categorized directory of the existing development tools, libraries and add-ins for .NET.
• Terra-Axis - .Net Enablers - A component-based development framework that supports the rapid development and deployment of Web applications.
• Unix.NET - Free software collection of various Unix utilities that have been ported to the Common Language Runtime including "echo", "ftpd" and "kill". [BSD License]
• Vil - A tool for collecting metrics from .Net assemblies. Metrics relate to classes, methods, inheritance, cohesion, coupling, complexity. [Freeware]
• VSdocman - A tool for automatic class documentation generation from the C# and VB .NET source code. Parses the VB .NET and C# projects (including ASP .NET) and creates MSDN-like documentation, IntelliSense and F1 context sensitive help.