7 free extensions which improve Visual Studio IDE for everyday work. Video: https://vimeo.com/55845477

1. 7 free extensions
which improve Visual Studio IDE
for everyday work
Shandor Sharvari

2. Agenda
RegEx Editor 1.5
Microsoft VS 2010
Code Compare 2.80 Free
Devart Software VS 2008, VS 2010, VS 2012
PowerCommands 1.0.2.3
Microsoft VS 2008, VS 2010, VS 2012
VSCommands 2010 3.9.12 Lite
DPStudio VS 2010, VS 2012
Productivity Power Tools 10.0.20626.18
Microsoft VS 2010, VS 2012
CodeRush Xpress 11.2.7
DevExpress VS 2008, VS 2010
Debugger Canvas 1.1.31208
Brown University & Microsoft VS 2010

3. Microsoft
RegEx Editor
Version: 1.5
Supports: VS 2010

4. RegEx Editor – New RegEx
Regex r = new Regex(

5. RegEx Editor – Testing
Matches and Results

6. RegEx Editor – Saved Expressions
Saved Expressions

7. Devart Software
Code Compare
Version: 2.80 Free
Supports: VS 2008, VS 2010, VS 2012

8. Code Compare – File comparison
Native Visual Studio code editor

9. Code Compare – File comparison
IntelliSence

10. Code Compare – File comparison
Replace, Insert before, Insert after, Remove

11. Code Compare – File comparison
Toolbar

12. Code Compare – File comparison
New comparison, Compare current file, Folder Comparison

13. Code Compare – File comparison
Smart Collapse

14. Code Compare – File comparison
Different comparison modes

15. Code Compare – Debugging
Comparison while debugging

16. Code Compare – Folder comparison
Folder comparison & synchronization

17. Code Compare – Standalone tool
Standalone tool with VS-like editor

18. Microsoft
PowerCommands
Version: 1.0.2.3
Supports: VS 2008, VS 2010, VS 2012

19. PowerCommands – Undo Close
To reopen the last closed document use
Edit  Undo Close or press Ctrl + Shift + Z

20. PowerCommands – Extract Constant
Create a constant based on the selected text

21. PowerCommands – Organize Usings
Remove and Sort Usings for whole project or solution

22. PowerCommands – Other Commands
 Clear All Panes  Edit Project File
 Copy Path  Open Containing Folder
 Email Code Snippet  Open Command Prompt
 Insert Guid Attribute  Unload / Reload Projects
 Show All Files  Clear Recent File List
 Collapse Projects  Clear Recent Project List
 Copy / Paste Class  Close All
 Copy / Paste References
 Copy As Project
Reference

23. PowerCommands – Other Settings
 Format document on save
 Remove and Sort Usings on save
 Enable/Disable PowerCommands features

24. DPStudio
VSCommands 2010
Version: 3.9.12 Lite
Supports: VS 2010, VS 2012

25. VSCommands – Code Block Tagger
A tagger at the end of each code block

26. VSCommands – File Structure
C# HTML
JS ASPX
C++
VB
XML
CSS XAML Config
File Structure for different file types

27. VSCommands – File Structure
C#
VB
XML
XAML
Hovering over item

28. VSCommands – File Structure
CSS
C#
VB
XML
XAML
Config
Regions

29. VSCommands – Friendly Solution Name
Visual Studio window title
Solution explorer
Friendly name pattern

30. VSCommands – Project File Modified
One dialog for all modified project

31. VSCommands – Insert Guid
Different formats of new Guid

32. VSCommands – Unhandled Exception
Information about exception, installed extensions
and local system setup

33. VSCommands – Solution Properties
Access and modify properties of all projects in solution

34. VSCommands – Assembly details
Additional information about an assembly
that is not available from properties pane

35. VSCommands – IDE Navigator
Thumbnails in IDE Navigator

36. VSCommands – Other Commands
 Group / Ungroup Items  Attach to local IIS
 Copy / Paste as Link  Collapse Solution
 Copy / Paste Reference  Build Startup Projects
 Show / Hide All Files  Open PowerShell
 Copy Document Content  Open Command Prompt
 Copy Full Path  Reload All Projects
 Locate in Solution  Reload Modified Projects
 Locate Source File  Start without Debugging
 Open File Location  Clean All Build
 Edit Project File Configurations
 Edit Solution File

37. VSCommands – Other Settings
 Enable / Disable VSCommands features
 Show Commands Only When Ctrl Is Pressed
 Always Show Dialog Boxes in TaskBar
 Cancel Build when first project fails
 Rename Grouped Files
 Always Clean Solution Before Build
 Show build statistics in output window
 Synchronies zoom level in all documents
 Default zoom level in all documents
 Enable Zoom to Mouse pointer
 Disable zooming with Ctrl + MouseWheel

38. Microsoft
Productivity Power Tools
Version: 10.0.20626.18
Supports: VS 2010, VS 2012

39. Pro Power Tools – Quick Find
Quick Find bar

40. Pro Power Tools – Enhanced Scrollbar
Scrollbar mode

41. Pro Power Tools – Enhanced Scrollbar
Map mode

42. Pro Power Tools – Enhanced Scrollbar
Full Map mode

43. Pro Power Tools – Solution Navigator
All in one: Solution Explorer, Class View, Object Browser,
Call Hierarchy, Navigate To, Find Symbol References

44. Pro Power Tools – Tooltips
Hover on a class name, variable or method

45. Pro Power Tools – Tabs vs Spaces
Popup “Tabify” toolbar

46. Pro Power Tools – Quick Access
Press Ctrl + 3
to quick search for and execute common tasks within the IDE

47. Pro Power Tools – Add Reference
Searchable Add Reference Dialog

48. Pro Power Tools – Tab Well UI
Scrollable and Sorted Tabs

49. Pro Power Tools – Tab Well UI
Pinned Tabs

50. Pro Power Tools – Tab Well UI
Sorted and Formatted Tabs dropdown

51. Pro Power Tools – Tab Well UI
Vertical Tabs

52. Pro Power Tools – Tab Well UI
Dirty Indicator style
Show document / toolwindow icon

53. Pro Power Tools – Tab Well UI
Coloring Tabs by Project
Coloring Tabs by Regular Expressions

54. Pro Power Tools – Tab Well UI
Options for Coloring Tabs

55. Pro Power Tools – Other Commands
 HTML Copy
 Add Guideline
 Close all but pinned (Tabs)
 Move Line Up / Down Alt + Up / Down
 Align Assignments Ctrl + Alt + ]

56. Pro Power Tools – Other Settings
 Enable / Disable Pro Power Tools features
 Highlight Current Line
 Select a line by Triple Click
 Go To Definition by Ctrl + Click
 Colorized Parameter Help
 Auto Brace Completion
 Insert Tabs At Right
 Remove tabs by usage order
 Show close button in tab well
 Show pin button in unpinned tabs
 Minimum and Maximum Tab sizes

57. DevExpress
CodeRush Xpress
Version: 11.2.7
Supports: VS 2008, VS 2010 (C#, VB)

58. CodeRush Xpress – Struct Highlighting
Structural Highlighting

59. CodeRush Xpress – Camel Case
Alt + Left, Alt + Right
Alt + Shift + Left, Alt + Shift + Right

60. CodeRush Xpress – Editor Features
 Smart Cut Ctrl + X, Shift + Delete
 Smart Copy Ctrl + C, Ctrl + Insert
 Paste Replace Ctrl + B
 Duplicate Line Shift + Enter
 Camel-case navigation Alt + Left / Right
 Camel-case selection Alt + Shift + Left / Right
 Extend / reduce selection Alt + Shift + = / -
 Declaration and Refactoring Ctrl + `
 Show Settings Dialog Ctrl + Alt + Shift + O

61. CodeRush Xpress – Declaration
Declare Local

62. CodeRush Xpress – Declaration
Types: Members:
 Declare Class  Declare Constructor
 Declare Delegate  Declare Event Handler
 Declare Enum  Declare Getter
 Declare Enum Element  Declare Setter
 Declare Interface  Declare Method
 Declare Struct  Declare Property
Variables:  Declare Property
(auto-implemented)
 Declare Field
 Declare Local  Declare Property
(with backing field)
 Declare Local (implicit)

63. CodeRush Xpress – Refactoring
Simplify Expression

64. CodeRush Xpress – Refactoring
Compress to Lambda Expression

65. CodeRush Xpress – Refactoring
Create Overloads

66. CodeRush Xpress – Refactoring
Safe Rename

67. CodeRush Xpress – Refactoring
Inline Delegate

68. CodeRush Xpress – Refactoring
Name Anonymous Type

69. CodeRush Xpress – Refactoring
Move Type to File

70. CodeRush Xpress – Refactoring
 Add/Remove Block Delimiters  Extract Method to Type
 Combine Conditionals  Flatten Conditional
(merge nested "If" statements)  Introduce Local
 Compress to Lambda (introduce variable)
Expression  Inline Delegate
 Compress to Ternary Expression  Inline Temp (inline variable)
 Convert to Auto-implemented  Make Explicit
Property  Make Implicit
 Convert to Initializer (use  Move Type to File
object/collection initialize when
possible)  Name Anonymous Method
 Create Backing Store  Name Anonymous Type
(converts Auto-implemented  Reverse Conditional
Property to standard Property (invert "if")
with get and set)  Split Conditional
 Decompose Initializer (split complex "If" statements)
 Decompose Parameter  Use StringBuilder
 Expand Lambda Expression  Use String.Format
 Expand Ternary Expression

71. CodeRush Xpress – Collect Marker
Press Esc to return to the original location

72. Brown University & Microsoft
Debugger Canvas
Version: 1.1.31208
Supports: VS 2010 Ultimate (C#, VB)

73. Debugger Canvas – Code Bubbles
Code Bubbles for C# and Visual Basic

74. Debugger Canvas – Mini Map
Navigation by Mini map

75. Debugger Canvas – Stack Navigation
Navigating the Call Stack

76. Debugger Canvas – Code Paths
Highlighting Code Paths

77. Debugger Canvas – Inspecting Values
Own Locals Window for each Bubble

78. Debugger Canvas – Inspecting Values
Taking Snapshots

79. Debugger Canvas – Code Search
Search to add a member to the Canvas

80. Debugger Canvas – Notes
Note Bubbles

81. Debugger Canvas – Reuse of Bubbles
Debugging Recursive Code

82. Debugger Canvas – Multi-Threaded Code
Distinct colors for different threads

83. Downloads
RegEx Editor
Microsoft
Code Compare
Devart Software
PowerCommands
Microsoft
VSCommands 2010
DPStudio
Productivity Power Tools
Microsoft
CodeRush Xpress
DevExpress
Debugger Canvas
Brown University & Microsoft

84. Any questions?

85. Thank You!