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Blog event: The 31 Days of ReSharper

ReSharper is a Visual Studio add-in that adds refactorings (many more than VS 2005 ships with), code cleanup, and a bunch of other conveniences. I tried downloading it a couple of years ago, opened the project we’d been working on, and it crashed. A lot has changed since then.

A few months ago, we looked at it again, and we liked what we saw. We bought a copy for everyone in the department. None of us wants to develop in Delphi anymore. (Granted, the lack of ReSharper is only one reason among many, but it’s a big one. Delphi can’t even pull off a rename refactoring, for crying out loud.)

JetBrains, the guys who make ReSharper, have a lot of info on their Web site that shows off some of the ReSharper features. But I think it’s a lot to absorb in one sitting. And besides, it could use the point-of-view of an actual, happy customer, saying “These are my absolute favorite features” instead of the complete laundry list. So I’m setting aside February on my blog for the “31 Days of ReSharper”.

Yes, I know there are only 28 days in February. But ReSharper is just that cool.

All our Visual Studio work is in C# (except for a tiny bit of C++, but ReSharper doesn’t do much for C++). So all my examples will be based around C#. ReSharper does also have a few refactorings for VB.NET, but I don’t know how extensive.

Here’s the list of the articles so far:

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Dave Burke Says:
February 7th, 2007 at 7:58 pm

This is excellent. Subscribed! Ya know (and I’m embarrassed to admit this), but I purchased ReSharper when it was available for $99 and haven’t installed it yet! Thanks! -Dave

joker Says:
February 9th, 2007 at 12:38 am

Then buy another copy - obviously you have extra money for it

Sidu Says:
February 11th, 2007 at 1:31 pm

Once you’ve used ReSharper, you wonder how you ever got any real work done without it. This was especially true in the bad old days of VS2003 (not that VS2005 is that much better) because all my colleagues from the Java world who had spent years coding with IntelliJ IDEA (the Java IDE by the same guys who made ReSharper) would crib about how retarded VS2003 was and I just didn’t get it until I started using VS+ReSharper. (I have a close friend in Microsoft consulting who still doesn’t get it. But hey, they don’t even do TDD yet. I have regular arguments with him about why VS2005’s refactorings aren’t enough)

If you liked ReSharper, you should try IntelliJ sometime. It’s like ReSharper on steroids
Anyways, enjoy your experience.

John Papa [MVP C#] Says:
February 16th, 2007 at 7:02 am

31 Days of Resharper Tips

In case you have not caught his series already, Joe White is blogging his 31 favorite Resharper tips

PapaJohn Says:
February 16th, 2007 at 2:56 pm

Development on a Shoestring Says:
February 17th, 2007 at 12:58 pm

Week in Review (11-17 Feb 2007)

(This is the first in what will be a weekly wrap-up)
Development

Mads Kristensen reckons ASP.NET is too easy - Just consider the consequences before taking the easy way. My advice is to throw away the designer and start writing code
The infinitel…

Jeff C. Says:
March 1st, 2007 at 1:24 am

link back to this article here:

http://tinyurl.com/3dc9ob

In Delphi newsgroup, see post and you’ll see why. I am posting this here because I noticed you were a Delphi developer as well.

blog.yots.de Says:
March 7th, 2007 at 12:45 pm

Resharper "Tutorial"

Wer sich Resharper neu zulegt, sollte unbedingt Joe White’s: The 31 Days of ReSharper durchgehen, um die Power von diesem Tool wirklich ausnutzen zu können.

Day 0: Basics and installation

Day 1: The gray, the red, and the squiggly

Day 2: The color

ISerializable - Roy Osherove's Blog Says:
June 7th, 2007 at 3:53 pm

31 Days of Resharper

I just found this nice article : 31 days of Resharper , which takes you through the basics and into advanced

DotNetKicks.com Says:
June 8th, 2007 at 7:29 am

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Develop Better Says:
June 8th, 2007 at 11:45 am

The 31 Days of ReSharper

LA.NET [EN] Says:
June 22nd, 2007 at 12:21 pm

31 days of Resharper

Since there's a new release of this great tool, maybe it's reread the 31 days of resharper :

Fear and Loathing Says:
June 25th, 2007 at 9:30 am

Visual ReSharper

ReSharper 3.0 is out now in final form and looks great. Here’s a visual walkthrough of some of the 3

Gildner Certified Solutions Says:
July 12th, 2007 at 10:59 am

ReSharper rocks!

My blog Says:
July 18th, 2007 at 10:21 am

James Says:
September 5th, 2007 at 9:18 am

Thanks a bunch for writing this. I just learned ReSharper thanks to you. And wow am I glad I did. I truly appreciate it!

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