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Open Source Tools for .Net

       Valuable Tools
Open Source community for .Net
• Microsoft community dependent on big
  companies for tools.
• Use the best tools out there.
  – Don’t depend on vendor’s name.
• Use the tools with best value.
Tools to use no matter what
• Most valuable
  – Resharper – not free
  – Jquery
  – Visual Studio
Resharper
• Visual Studio plugin with innumerable tools
• Performs as-you-type analysis
jquery
                    Web UI
• The essential javascript library for web.
NuGet
         Package management
• Visual Studio Package manager
NuGet
         Package management
• Visual Studio Package manager
xunit
                unit testing
• Simple commands, faster tests
nCover
              code coverage
• Read source, determine code metrics
  – Percentage of code coverage
  – Cyclomatic complexity
Moq
                  mocking
• Simple, effective mocking
WatiN
               UI debugging
• Automate UI Testing
Git
       distributed source control
• Quickly becoming the standard
AppHarbor
      Hosting / cloud deployment
• Quick, painless deployment on EC3
dotPeek
   Debugging / reverse engineering
• New from JetBrains, slower than Reflector
Process Monitor
            Deep debugging
• Log EVERYTHING Windows does
• Last resort debugging method
guru.com
               Outsourcing
• How much is your time worth?
• Also, eLance and oDesk
nHibernate
                  ORM
• Effective ORM
• Supports LINQ
• Fluent Nhibernate
Others to try
• nServiceBus (messaging)
  – On top of MSMQ
  – Messaging promotes Service-oriented architecture
• RestSharp (REST)
  – Also good for SoA
• MvcContrib (contributions to ASP.NET MVC)
• TeamCity / CruiseControl
  – Automate building and testing of code base
Others to try
• nServiceBus (messaging)
  – On top of MSMQ
  – Messaging promotes Service-oriented architecture
• RestSharp (REST)
  – Also good for SoA
• MvcContrib (contributions to ASP.NET MVC)
• TeamCity / CruiseControl
  – Automate building and testing of code base
Contact, questions?
• jbalfantz@gmail.com
• @joebalfantz

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BizSpark SF Lightning Talk: "Open-Source Alternatives for .Net" by Joe Balfantz

  • 1. Open Source Tools for .Net Valuable Tools
  • 2. Open Source community for .Net • Microsoft community dependent on big companies for tools. • Use the best tools out there. – Don’t depend on vendor’s name. • Use the tools with best value.
  • 3. Tools to use no matter what • Most valuable – Resharper – not free – Jquery – Visual Studio
  • 4. Resharper • Visual Studio plugin with innumerable tools • Performs as-you-type analysis
  • 5. jquery Web UI • The essential javascript library for web.
  • 6. NuGet Package management • Visual Studio Package manager
  • 7. NuGet Package management • Visual Studio Package manager
  • 8. xunit unit testing • Simple commands, faster tests
  • 9. nCover code coverage • Read source, determine code metrics – Percentage of code coverage – Cyclomatic complexity
  • 10. Moq mocking • Simple, effective mocking
  • 11. WatiN UI debugging • Automate UI Testing
  • 12. Git distributed source control • Quickly becoming the standard
  • 13. AppHarbor Hosting / cloud deployment • Quick, painless deployment on EC3
  • 14. dotPeek Debugging / reverse engineering • New from JetBrains, slower than Reflector
  • 15. Process Monitor Deep debugging • Log EVERYTHING Windows does • Last resort debugging method
  • 16. guru.com Outsourcing • How much is your time worth? • Also, eLance and oDesk
  • 17. nHibernate ORM • Effective ORM • Supports LINQ • Fluent Nhibernate
  • 18. Others to try • nServiceBus (messaging) – On top of MSMQ – Messaging promotes Service-oriented architecture • RestSharp (REST) – Also good for SoA • MvcContrib (contributions to ASP.NET MVC) • TeamCity / CruiseControl – Automate building and testing of code base
  • 19. Others to try • nServiceBus (messaging) – On top of MSMQ – Messaging promotes Service-oriented architecture • RestSharp (REST) – Also good for SoA • MvcContrib (contributions to ASP.NET MVC) • TeamCity / CruiseControl – Automate building and testing of code base

Editor's Notes

  1. Focus on open source and VALUE. Most bang for buck.
  2. Microsoft community historically depends on big companies providing tools and big names. VALUE
  3. Several tools, like the cast of, indispensable.
  4. Too manytools to discuss hereAs-you-type analysis, feedback
  5. Every website you use is probably using jquery
  6. Great entry point to open source projectsSearch open source projects, download, and reference in your project in one step
  7. Simple test commands, runs quicklyAlternative is Nunit
  8. Code coverage reports that tell you the percentage of code that has unit test coverage.Not free, but there’s an older version that is. Alternative - PartCover
  9. Automate your UI testingSave time from clicking through webpages.
  10. The industry standard for source controlIf using SVN, switch to gitGithub – becoming the largest the repository of open source projects
  11. Deploy to the cloud and host there, quickly and simplyIdeal for new projects that need to be put onto a cloud storage solution with least deployment friction
  12. Reverse engineer C# dlls into code
  13. The deepest external debugger / logger. Records EVERYTHING Windows doesHundreds of thousands of events recorded per second – filter down to your app’s
  14. This one may be controversial, but how much is your time worth?When stuck on figuring something out that doesn’t work, farm the work out to cheaper labor to create a prototypeDo NOT use for production code.Best value for your time/money