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While it may seem trivial, one of the first steps in creating  a maintainable, team-friendly codebase is reaching a consensus on code style and ensuring its strict enforcement. This includes code formatting (spaces, blank lines, parentheses, and brackets), naming (casings, prefixes, suffixes, e…

The upcoming Early Access Program (EAP) for ReSharper version 2023.2 is fast approaching, and we want to share the development roadmap we’ve set for the next release. Before we get into it, this roadmap is tentative and subject to change based on our priorities, available resources, and developme…

For decades, developers have had heated debates about tabs and spaces in their source code. The topic became so widespread that it made it into an episode of “Silicon Valley”. In this blog post, we will introduce you to ReSharper's Virtual Formatter, that helps you settle this particular infamous…

In this post, we’d like to share our plans for ReSharper 2021.3 and find out what we can do next to improve your development experience. Your feedback is always welcome! The following is a list of our priorities for the 2021.3 release cycle. Note that these are features we’re working on – as oppose…

Hello everyone! For the last 4 months the whole .NET division here at JetBrains has been working hard on preparing some awesome stuff for you in the last Rider release of this year. We hope you will enjoy all the new features and improvements. Say hello to the Rider 2020.3 release! Here are the …

Just an hour ago, we published our first EAP build for ReSharper Ultimate 2020.1. Jump in and preview what’s coming in 2020.1! Since everybody seems interested in performance, let’s start with the performance news. There were tons of changes in the ReSharper architecture that bring us closer …

Starting from ReSharper 2019.3, we added more colors settings for highlighting code from Tools | Options | Fonts and Colors to adjust code highlighting more precisely. Let’s take a look at the new color options that are available! Before getting started, make sure ReSharper's Color Identifiers se…

Rider contains many features for styling code so that it’s easy to read, and therefore easy to understand and maintain that code. This post is part of a series around finding a coding style that fits you like a glove, and how Rider can help: Find your perfect coding style using Rider Find y…

What does C# code with good style look like? While it depends somewhat on the individual or team, there are a few popular staples of style when it comes to C#, and you'll read about those here. Regardless of what’s popular or recommended, code with good style always has two qualities: It's easy to r…

A coding style is a way to consistently write code in a particular way. Style is all about readability. A good style should make it smooth, easy, and pleasant for you and others to read and modify. Code that’s easy to read is more maintainable and helps reduce errors. Everyone has a coding style …