Hi , I have decided I am going to compile a list of tools I use in my everyday work. There are a few items so click more to find out
- Microsoft Office SharePoint Server 2007
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www.microsoft.com/sharepoint/default.mspx
My job is a SharePoint Developer so this is what I program for, I kind of need this to work. All of my development is done in Virtual Machines and you can get a SharePoint Virtual Hard Disk (VHD) from their website http://www.microsoft.com/vhd
- Microsoft Visual Studio 2008
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http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-gb/vstudio/products/default.aspx
This is the IDE I use, no shock here!
- ReSharper
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www.jetbrains.com/resharper/
I love ReSharper and think it is an excellent addition to Visual Studio, check out there demos to see what it can do for you! I really like it for the way it highlights errors and the more efficient intellisense, it does lots more too!
- AgentSmith (free)
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http://www.agentsmithplugin.com/
An excellent plug-in for ReSharper, it helps make sure your code is neat and tidy and complies to coding standards
- GhostDoc (free)
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http://www.roland-weigelt.de/ghostdoc/
I have only recently started using this, I think it is an awesome little add-on for visual studio, it very cleverly works out and adds commenting for you
- NotePad++ (free)
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http://notepad-plus.sourceforge.net/uk/site.htm
Very powerful notepad replacement, there are others around I have tried but this is by far my favourite
- WinMerge (free)
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http://www.winmerge.org/
Nice and easy file comparison/merging application, again there are others out there but this one just does the job and does it well
- Reflector (free)
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http://www.red-gate.com/products/reflector/
Just get this if you are a dev, very useful. I have used it quite a bit recently whilst debugging SharePoint so I can have a look what the SharePoint dll’s are actually doing.
- BDC MetaMan
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http://www.lightningtools.com/bdc-meta-man/default.aspx
I use this all the time, I work for Lightning Tools so it is no surprise I use the #1 BDC Application Definition File generator! It is so easy, quick and simple!
- FireFox
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http://www.mozilla-europe.org/en/firefox/
- FireBug
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http://getfirebug.com/
Really useful if you are working with JavaScript in your code and you want to debug issues, stick in a break point and walk through the code on the fly! I am always adding a watch to check what the variables are up to, its also good to use if your using jQuery, it plays nice with that too! It is also good with CSS and lots more, check it out
- Fiddler
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http://www.fiddlertool.com/fiddler/
Helps debug IE, I have used this when trying to resolve issues calling a web service, allows you to see what is going back and forth in your http traffic
- JSON Viewer
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www.codeplex.com/JsonViewer
A wondrous application, It allows you to paste in the JSON from a web service call and view a tree view of the object
- jQuery
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http://jquery.com
mmmm...jQuery...