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We're nearly ready with the second major release of our intelligent profiling tool, JetBrains dotTrace 2.0. We have just released a public beta version which you can download and try out here: http://www.jetbrains.com/profiler/beta.html. The download includes a full-functionality license that will a…
One of the common tasks developers face on a regular basis is generalizing an algorithm. This How-To describes how a combination of 'Extract Method' and 'Push Members Down' refactorings can help you streamline this task. Suppose that you have some code for calculating yearly bonuses for your custome…
This How-To explains how to take advantage of ReSharper's features to quickly convert your arrays into generic collections. In .NET 1.1, if you wanted to have some typed interface to return some items, your only choice was to use arrays, since collections were untyped: If the implementation of INod…
One of the new navigation features of ReSharper 2.0 is the very useful File Structure View. It lets you see the structure of your files and manage it easily. Here is a File Structure view at a glance: With File Structure you can: Get a quick overview of the current file: properties, fields an…
Ok, ReSharper has all these productivity features, but what does it really add to Visual Studio, you ask? As far as refactorings go, ReSharper not only provides more of them than Visual Studio does, but also improves existing ones. This developer's blog post explains in detail how the task of Encaps…
This post is just a simple tip that barely begins to touch on the added convenience of ReSharper's on-the-fly code analysis and the usefulness of Quick-Fixes. The following example was lifted off ReSharper Early Access Program newsgroup where users can discuss their experience with the latest builds…
Nowadays it's an open secret that refactoring is indispensible for creating clear, well-structured code. This change is reflected in the fact that in 2005, we saw several refactorings introduced in Visual Studio, including Rename, Extract Method, Encapsulate Field, and a couple of others. However, t…
To be perfectly honest, it's impossible to choose a single most valuable feature in ReSharper. Some say it's on-the-fly error highlighting, some hail the versatile refactorings, while many go crazy for smart name code completion. Well, different strokes for different folks. For now, I would like to …
JetBrains ReSharper 2.0 is out (yay!) and so we're launching a new JetBrains .NET Tools blog. We're going to collect interesting bits and pieces of information related to .NET productivity tools, primarily JetBrains ReSharper and JetBrains dotTrace Profiler. You will also learn about some of the mor…
