CodeSMART 2009 for VS.NET integrates with Visual Studio (versions from 2002 to 2008) and adds features usable in C#, VB.NET and C++ projects (some are even available in markup languages like HTML and XAML).
Following is just a tool selection - more than 30 are available (click for more details):
- Solution Explorer replacement (Code Explorer) with code expansion down to programming structures
- Find tools tools with in-code multiple match highlighting
- Code editor enhancements (member name highlighting, and closing statement details)
- Produce better code and UI by getting assistance from the Code Analyzer and Designer Analyzer tools
- Boost coding speed through code generators and the AutoText code replacement system
- Promote XML and/or regular commenting standards by using comment templates and the Code Commenting Analyzer
CodeSMART 2009 for VB6 probably represents the most complete add-in for VB6 that was ever produced. And you may think this is marketing blurb...
Here's a brief feature selection - the full list is simply huge (click for more details):
- Add MDI tabs to the plain old VB6 IDE code editor
- Use an enhanced Project Explorer with code expansion down to programming structures
- Enhance the code editor with code flow branch lines and closing statement details
- Use the Code Analyzer to pinpoint and fix code problems of various categories
- Produce consistent and correct application UI by using the Designer Analyzer
- Promote code formatting and code commenting standards by using a powerful Code Formatter and respectively comment templates and a Code Commenting Analyzer
