Recently, it is more interested in .NET's auxiliary tools, there are also ten must-have tools for .NET, here there is a comprehensive tool list: Code Generation
NVELOCITY CODESMITH X-CODE .NET XGOF - NMATRIX / DEVEREST
Compilation
EXTENSIBLE C # - Resolvecorp Mono Dotgnu - GNU
Obfuscation
LSW-IL-Obfuscator - Lesser Software Demeanor for .NET - Wise Owl Salamander .NET Obfuscator - Remotesoft Salamander .NET Protector - Remotesoft IL-Obfuscator - 9rays.Net Deploy.NET - Jungle Creatures Dotfuscator - PreEmptive Solutions (lite version included in Visual Studio 2003) Xenocode - Oak Vale Networks ThinsTall - Jonathan Clark
Decompilation
Salamander .NET Decompiler - Remotesoft Anakrino
Object Browsing
.NET Reflector - Lutz Roeder Lsw-DotNet-Reflection-Browser - Lesser Software .NET INSPECTOR - NOGOOP Software Object State Browser - Jeff Key
Refactoring
C # refactoring Tool - .NET Refactoring C # Refactory - Xtreme Simplicity
Persistence and Data-Related Code Generation
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OlyMars (SQL Server Centric .NET Code Generator) LLBLGen - Solutions Design .NET N-Tier Framework Generator - Gavin Joyce Entity Broker - Thona Consulting KickStarter.Net TierDeveloper - AlachiSoft SP / Invoke Data Tier Modeler (DTM) Pragmatier Data Tier Builder ORM. NET - Olero Software .Net Persistence - Netica ObjectSpaces - Microsoft Sisyphus Persistence Framework Objectz.NET - Mongoose solutions Visible Developer - Visible Systems NHibernate ObjectSpark - Firestar Software Bamboo.Prevalence ADO.NET Powertoys - The ADO Guy Database to .NET - Nantronix Software Xheo .Enterprise - Xheo
Rad Tools - Application Development Automation
Deklarit - Artech DataPhor - Alphora Compilex - Atlantis DB Software
Model Driven Architecture
Constructor () - DOT NET Buildersmodeling - UML
Rational XDE - IBM Visio - Microsoft (Part of Visual Studio .Net Enterprise Architect Edition) Visual Case - Artiso
Ides
Visual Studio .NET - Microsoft SharpDevelop Primalcode - Sapien ASP.NET Web Matrix - Microsoft Improve C # plugin for Eclipse - Improve
Builds
Nant Slingshot Draco.net CruiseControl.Net FinalBuilder - ATOZED Software Buildit - Microsoft Visual Build PROFESSIONAL - KINOOK Software
Testing
NUNIT NUNITADDIN NUNITASP CSUNIT .NET MOCK X-Unity - Miik Ltd. Harnessit - United Binary Silkperformer .NET Explorer - Segue Test.net - Parasoft
Code Validation - Standard Verifier
FXCOP - Microsoft Doteasy
PROFILING - MONITORING - Performance Testing - Optimization
nprof Application Center Test - Microsoft (part of Visual Studio .NET Enterprise editions) DevPartner Profiler - Compuware Corporation DevPartner Studio - Compuware Corporation AQtime .NET - AutomatedQA Rational Quantify for Windows - IBM .NET Memory Profiler - SciTech Software AB Allocation Profiler (source) - Microsoft Ants Profiler - Red Gate Software Ants Load - Red Gate Software ASPNetWatchdog - AspNetWatchDog Optimizeit Profiler - Borland VTune Performance Analyzer - Intel
Documentation - CODE Commenting
NDoc Documentor for .NET - Lutz Roeder Visual Studio .NET Help Integration Kit - Microsoft VB.DOC VB.NET XML Comments Creator - Fesersoft VB.NET XML Commentor - Tor-Erik Hagen TeeGofer - Steema Software CodeReview - Macadamian Technologies
Frameworks
Mere Mortals .NET Framework - Oak Leaf Enterprises Solution Design Odyseus - Radical Technology TECHNOLOGIES
MVC
MAVERICK.NET
AOP
Ask # weave.net
Code Versioning - Source Control
Visual SourceSafe - Microsoft (part of Visual Studio .NET Enterprise editions) SourceGear Vault - SourceGear SourceOffsite - SourceGear SourceOffsite Collaborative Edition - SourceGear Jalindi Igloo Ankh AccuRevLocalization
Enterprise Localization Toolkit - Microsoft
Reporting
ActiveReports - Data Dynamics Crystal Reports - Crystal Decisions Report Sharp-Shooter - 9Rays.Net
Page Templating
Page Template Generator - Paul Wilson Xheo.WebTemplate - X Xheo.Webskin - XheO
Scripting
Alintex Script Host - Alintex DotNet Scripting Host - Holger Schwichtenberg Toolsack DotNet Script Host - Toolsack Software
Installation
Installshield - InstallShield Wise for Visual Studio .NET - Wise Solutions
Others
Page ViewState Parser - Paul Wilson FormBuilder.NET - Dan Wahlin RegexDesigner.NET - Chris Sells QuickCode.NET - Development Expertise Cassini Web Server - Microsoft Web.Config Editor - HunterStone Xheo.Licensing - Xheo